Stretching is very important for all the athletes around the world, and it helps you to do the exercises perfectly. When you stretch your muscles they will become more stronger. If you achieve flexibility you will feel younger too. Stretching the muscles is like a key for a padlock, without it you can’t obtain what you want.
You will get a perfect result if you stretch 3 times a week and not on following days, after weight lifting. This way you will avoid the suddenly spasm of the muscles. The stretching do not has to be forced, if you forc it you will get hurt and the pain will last for a few days. Do not start the weight lifting without stretching cautiously. As an example, for squats you have to stretch your lower limbs: The gluteal muscles, adductor muscles, quadriceps etc… You have to repeat every stretch slowly for more seconds, until you feel tension on your muscles. Some parts of the body are assymetric, including muscles too. As a conclusion you will have to stretch some parts of your body longer than other parts. If you feel that your left leg is stronger then the right, you have to stretch your left leg stronger than the right becouse you will lift more weight with the left leg.
As a conclusion stretching is very important, at the beginning of the workout and at the end of it too. to avoid spasm and pain.