12 STRETCHES TO STAY LOOSE ON & OFF THE BIKE

1 THORACIC EXTENSION

Place the middle of your back on a foam roller. Now lift your hips off the ground so only your feet are in contact with it and your upper back is in contact with the roller. Try to put the back of your head on the ground behind you and slowly drop your hips to contact the ground.

Have you heard that stretching can dramatically reduce performance? Well, it’s true, especially if you hold long, static stretches right before performing explosive exercises. The good news is that any negative effects are transitory, so you shouldn’t use it as an excuse not to stretch. Intuitively we already know that, don’t