Acute muscle stretching inhibits maximal strength performance

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-415

  Cornwell, Andrew ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric contraction; Flexibility; Strength loss; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRONE POSITION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THIGH; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0032240060     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1998.10607716     Document Type: Article

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