Do
• Focus on flexibility and mobility first when you are coming off your season
• Warm up the way you actually move—with dynamic movement patterns
• Spend at least 10 minutes warming up
• Stretch a muscle group between lifting sets when mobility is your focus
• Be conscious of your posture and avoid slumped shoulders throughout the day, not just when stretching
• Use a foam roller daily
• Balance all your presses with pulls, such as Pull-ups, Dumbbell Rows or RDLs, to prevent tight pecs and a hunched posture
• Flex a muscle to force the opposing muscle to relax (e.g., flex your glutes when stretching your hip flexors)

Don’t
• Wait until an injury occurs to focus on flexibility
• Stretch a muscle group between lifting sets when strength is your focus
• Bounce when holding a stretch
• Force a stretch; instead relax into it by increasing tension slowly

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