Duration of stretch does not influence the degree of force loss following static stretching

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 526-534

  Brandenburg, J P ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximal force production; Static stretching; Stretch induced; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846436028     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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