November 13, 2017

#95: Dr. David Behm on How to Use Stretching Effectively To Improve Your Training Results, Reduce the Risk of Injury, and Optimize Sport Performance

1 hour 26 minutes

Dr. David Behm is an award-winning Research Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland's School of Human Kinetics and Recreation. He is the recipient of the Memorial University President’s Award for Outstanding Research (2006), Memorial University School of Graduate Studies Dean’s Award for Service Excellence (2012), National Strength and Conditioning Association Outstanding Sport Scientist award (2014) and Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Honour Award (2015).

David is also one of the most prolific researchers in the world across a broad range of interests, such as resistance training, balance, and neuromuscular responses to stretching – among many others – with over 200 peer-reviewed articles and over 11,000 citations, and he ranks within the top 2.5% of the most productive researchers in the world, according to ResearchGate. He has made many public appearances on television, radio, and on new media, in addition to being featured in mainstream newspapers and fitness magazines.

With his own athletic background of having been a junior ice hockey player, being drafted into the Canadian Football League, and being a provincial champion in both Tennis and Squash, David's interests, research, and engagement with the public are informed by his desire to bridge the gap between these worlds for everyone's benefit.

Contact David:

Dr. David Behm at the Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. David Behm on ResearchGate

In this episode, we cover:

What you should know about stretching, injury prevention, and pain reduction
The science behind stretching and how it can help – or hinder – your workouts
Why you should warm up before training (and the perfect warmup routine)
… and much more!

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