Squash Streching Tips and Stretches

Concerning stretching there is a big discrepance in the world of coaches everywhere around the globe, i think. especially the ones being close to the scientific part don't recommend excessive stretching anymore. the reason: new results say that the main effect of sore muscles is the rupture of microfilaments due to an overload. so right after the exercise the damage is already done and stretching won't help. even worse, they claim it can damage the tired muscles even more. concerning stretching before and after the say that this losens the natural muscle tension and is a reason for many injuries, especially those concerning the ligaments. in addition it doesn't rise the muscles acceptance during high load. their advice: do a good warm up before the unit/competition and of course, train the muscles well before you get on court for a hard tournament. i have to say, i don't really know who is right. it sounds logical what those guys say, but if it is a 100% correct, why does every sportsman on earth still do a lot of stretching (e.g. the soccer pros)?

I think everybody has to find his/her own way. what i tried out is the thing about training especially the butt muscles and it works. even hard tournaments end without having a sore butt. the exercise i do for that is mainly lunges with a little weight. you can either use dumb-bells in your hand or (which is for more waight) a bar on your shoulder. important is to make big steps to a 90° angle between lower and upper leg (not further) and really accelerating back out again. large steps are necessary because this trains the glutei, while short steps train the quadriceps in the front upper legs.

A good warm up would consist of a short ghosting session of little to medium intensity, combined with a few jumps to activate the muscles