The acute effects of combined static and dynamic stretch protocols on fifty-meter sprint performance in track-and-field athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 784-787

  Fletcher, Iain M ^a   Anness, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic stretching; Musculotendinous unit stiffness; Preactivation; Static stretching; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PLIABILITY; RUNNING; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 34548657084     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-19475.1     Document Type: Article

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