Acute static stretching reduces lower extremity power in trained children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-145

  McNeal, Jeni R ^a   Sands, William A ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Olympic Training Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAINING;

EID: 0038624085     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.15.2.139     Document Type: Article

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