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I had a problem with tendinitis a few years ago in my left hand. I have always been a fanatical guitar player. Sometimes playing 3-4 hours a day. And that started when I was in grade school. I found that I wasn't stretching enough before playing and that in itself was what was causing the problem.
Ironically, for years now I have watched guys walk into the gym and just start lifting without even a few shorts minutes of stretching. If you think about it, you can probably count on one hand the times that you've seen someone walk into a gym and stretch before a workout. That said, many of the problems when it comes to tendinitis can be traced back to improper or an almost complete lack of stretching before a workout. JMHO..

Well if you're talking about static stretches then that is a good thing. While increasing your ROM, static stretching also decreases your muscles strength which actually encourages injuries. However, dynamic stretching and warmups with light weight are always a very good idea. Warmups should also not just be "light" it should move through the range of weights that you will be lifting so as to acclimate you body to lifting heavy. Obviously you should keep the volume very low when the weights get nearer to your actual lift so as not to burn out before your actual sets.

IronWorker

Very well stated.