Acute effects of static versus dynamic stretching on isometric peak torque, electromyography, and mechanomyography of the biceps femoris muscle

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 809-817

  Herda, Trent J ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a   Ryan, Eric D ^a   Mchugh, Malachy P ^b   Stout, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Hamstrings; MMG; Stretching induced force deficit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TORQUE;

EID: 48849091781     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816a82ec     Document Type: Article

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