Stretching warm up

I know the warm up is crucial to PE. I always warm up before jelqing sessions to open up the veins etc, but throughout the day I do stretches, maybe 10 minutes worth of basic manuals about 2 times a day. Is a warm up essential to stretching? Are there as many risks of injury with stretching without a warm up as there are in jelqing?

No and no.

As some might view ‘warm-ups’ essential before stretching or jelqing, I can’t really see how one can pop into the toilets at work or whatever & stretch for a few minutes without warming up!

After much reading, I decided to leave the warm-ups, & downs, out of my routine & personally I’ve achieved much better results. Of course, it’s always wise to do your warm-ups when you’re first starting out on the newbie routine - I did these for 6-7 months - before modifying your routine which suits you the best.

- Lee Beast

Disputed.

It is certainly not essential. Nonetheless a thorough warm-up may support the growing process. In other words a warm-up may speed up growth.

Which exercise is more hazardous is likely to be on a personal, genetic, basis. For example I get discolouration from stretching while others happen to be more prone to it from jelqing. In my personal opinion however I would say that stretching can be safely practised without including a warm-up if the duration of each stretch is not extensive and one allows enough rest after each individual stretch. If warmed up thoroughly it becomes easier for me - at least - to hold a stretch for a longer period of time without pain or discolouration backlash.

Noted.

Cheers for the responses guys.