Duration of static stretching influences muscle force production in hamstring muscles

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 788-792

  Ogura, Yuji ^a   Miyahara, Yutetsu ^a   Naito, Hisashi ^a   Katamoto, Shizuo ^a   Aoki, Junichiro ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Performance; Range of motion; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 34548622311     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-18785.1     Document Type: Article

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