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I can't static stretch before training, lifting or playing...im not bouncy at all. Good dynamic warmup and just moving around til I get a sweat broke seems to be the best for me. I only static stretch post activity.

Right, that's how I am. I only stretch my calves and hip flexors before activity. The research actually says static stretching is bad for force production. I just don't think it has any effect on the SSC.

Maybe Raptor knows something that we don't, but he needs to explain it in his post, not just take his opinion/theory and write it out as fact. The muscle spindles, which are responsible for activating the stretch shortening cycle, respond to both changes in muscle length AND the rate/speed of change in length. Regardless of how flexible you are statically, I would think it would still kick in during a rapid eccentric contraction. Like in a depth jump, your knees don't bend much to stretch the quadriceps, it's the rate/speed of that stretch that causes the reflex.

Because there's a loss of stretch reflex when you're too flexible - you don't benefit from it anymore. If you're still explosive it's because you're strong, not because you still benefit from the stretch reflex at the level of people that aren't as flexible as you. But this applies in something like ballet or whatever.

This answer does not justify your statement. What happens physiologically that makes you say that?

What does it mean when you say "banded"?

It was a compound displaced fracture of both the tibia and fibula. The tibia was also fractured up near the knee as well. There was no damage to any nerves or blood supply. I think he'll be back next year at 100%. Bone injuries look worse than say an ACL, but they will heal back fine, unlike ligaments and tendons. You have cells in your body that rebuild bone, there are none such cells for ligaments or tendons. Kevin Ware is back to 100% in a year, I think PG will be too.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeWQ_WT_Cds" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeWQ_WT_Cds</a>

Quote from: vag on March 19, 2014, 10:34:20 am

Cliche reply: Although i adore Gerald Green's aerial skills, VC in his prime didn't dunk next to 7' guys, he dunked OVER 7'2'' guys:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q</a>

Can't get over that dunk, in my list it is #1 , tied with the MJ over Ewing one.

that probably wasn't even vince's prime in terms of ups.  his early toronto days were.

Those WERE his early Toronto days. The 2000 Olympics was after his 2nd year in the league.