Effects of static stretching on repeated sprint and change of direction performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 444-450

  Beckett, James R J ^a   Schneiker, Knut T ^a   Wallman, Karen E ^a   Dawson, Brian T ^a   Guelfi, Kym J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agility; Intermittent high intensity exercise; Repeated sprint ability; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; STATIC EXERCISE; TEAM SPORT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449139827     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181867b95     Document Type: Article

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