Effect of potentiation and stretching on maximal force, rate of force development, and range of motion

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 421-426

  Bazett Jones, David M ^a   Winchester, Jason B ^a   McBride, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Flexibility; Isometric squat; One repetition maximum; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTACTIVATION POTENTIATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; HUMANS; LEG; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 20444372960     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/14193.1     Document Type: Article

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