Strength inhibition following an acute stretch is not limited to novice stretchers

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 500-506

  Nelson, Arnold G ^a   Kokkonen, Joke ^b   Eldredge, Carol ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric contraction; Flexibility; Strength loss; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 29744465500     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599324     Document Type: Article

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