The duration of the inhibitory effects with static stretching on quadriceps peak torque production

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-46

  Siatras, Theophanis A ^a   Mittas, Vasilios P ^a   Mameletzi, Dimitra N ^a   Vamvakoudis, Eystratios A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Isokinetics; Isometric contraction; Knee extensors; Stretching duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT INJURY; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXERTION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROBABILITY; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 41649108286     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31815f970c     Document Type: Article

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