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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Static Stretching Before Power Events Actively Reduces Performance?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Spending ten minutes working through static holds before a sprint event or a team sport warm-up is one of the most persistent habits in amateur sport, and it works against you. Extended static stretching, holding a position for thirty seconds or more, has a measurable short-term effect on force production."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: A Warm-Up That Never Gets Uncomfortable Leaves the Body Unprepared for the First Minute?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Many club athletes complete a warm-up that never gets uncomfortable. They jog at a pace that feels easy, do a few drills, and consider themselves ready."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: The Physiological Benefits of a Good Warm-Up Decay Within Thirty Minutes?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Even athletes who warm up well often time it poorly. A thorough warm-up completed thirty minutes before competition starts is largely wasted."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: A Structured Protocol Replaces Guesswork With a Repeatable Readiness State?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "A useful competition warm-up for most club athletes follows a simple structure: ten minutes of progressive movement building from a walk to a jog to a run, five minutes of dynamic drills specific to the event, two or three short efforts at competition pace, then a brief rest before the re-activation sequence. The whole thing takes twenty to twenty-five minutes and leaves the body in a genuinely different state than the jog-and-stretch routine most athletes default to."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can I put this into practice for better pre-competition warm up?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Treat fuelling as part of your preparation, not an afterthought. The science only helps when it is applied consistently: plan around your training and competition, fuel before you feel you need to, and review what works for you over time. Science in Sport products are designed to make evidence-based fuelling simple to get right, so you arrive prepared and perform with confidence."
      }
    }
  ]
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