Hi goldjeep78,

Your analogy about the rubber band is true. Ask any gymnast about hyperflexibility. They have troubles later in life due to an overstretching of various parts. However most people will never reach that level of flexibility. Muscles do two things well, they elongate and they shorten. Flexibility is designed to increase a range of motion in a joint. Flexibility cannot cause muscle to become stronger or make more force. As far as the article, I have seen that before and asked a doctor that works at our hospital about it (she is an orthopedic doc, physical trainer and certified athletic trainer). The adhesion that they talk about may or may not exist. Adhesions do exist with injury and may need to be broken before range of motion is restored. Muscle must be strong enough, have a great enough range of motion and fire in synch with other muscle groups in order to produce power.

There is nothing wrong with doing some light static stretching pre-round. I prefer a more dynamic stretch program that stimulates muscle groups in a range of motion that is due the sport.

Let me know if you have any question.