Inhibition of maximal voluntary isometric torque production by acute stretching is joint-angle specific

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 68-70

  Nelson, Arnold G ^a   Allen, Jason D ^a   Cornwell, Andrew ^b   Kokkonen, Joke ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Isometric contraction; Strength loss; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; TORQUE;

EID: 0035293670     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2001.10608934     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Alter, M.J. (1988). Science of stretching. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Kokkonen, J., Nelson, A. G., & Cornwell, A. (1998). Acute muscle stretching inhibits maximal strength performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and, Sport, 69, 411–415.
3. Magnusson, S. P., Simonsen, E. B., Aagaard, P., & Kjaer, M. (1996). Biomechanical responses to repeated stretches in human hamstring muscle in vivo. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 24,622–628.
4. Rosenbaum, D., & Hennig, E. M. (1995). The influence of stretching and warm-up exercises on Achilles tendon reflex activity. Journal of Sports Sciences, 13,481–490.
5. Taylor, D. C., Dalton, J. D., Jr., Seaber, A. V., & Garrett, W. E. J. (1990). Viscoelastic properties of muscle-tendon units. The biomechanical effects of stretching. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 18, 300–309.
6. Wilson, G.J., Murphy, A.J., & Pryor, J. F. (1994). Musculotendinous stiffness: its relationship to eccentric, isometric, and concentric performance. Journal of Applied Physiology, 76, 2714–2719.