As you mentioned stretching is clearly a very controversial
subject Instead, use of stretching as a prevention tool against
sports injury has been based on intuition and unsystematic
observation rather than scientific evidence. (Source) A second
major reason that many coaches and athletes still view static
stretching as an important preactivity ritual is the belief that
it reduces the likelihood of subsequent injury. This belief is
based on the idea that a "tight" muscle-tendon unit is less
extensible without stretching, which means that its tolerance
for elongation is lower, This intuitive concept has resulted in
a widespread belief that stretching will prevent muscle and
tendon strain (Source) Like many sports physicians, Dr. Bartoli
tells her patients that rather than stretching before physical
activity, they should do the sporting activity at 50 percent of
the target intensity. (Source) Before I continue I should note
that I have found no study that focused on stretching after
working out. But based on th