Effects of differing intensities of static stretching on jump performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 587-594

  Behm, David G ^a   Kibele, Armin ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Countermovement jump; Drop jump; Flexibility; Muscle compliance; Stretch shortening cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; STATIC EXERCISE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34948828028     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0533-5     Document Type: Article

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