Effects of dynamic and static stretching on vertical jump performance and electromyographic activity

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 507-512

  Hough, Paul A ^a   Ross, Emma Z ^b   Howatson, Glyn ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscular tendon unit; Neuromuscular; Postactivation potentiation; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES;

EID: 67449094290     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31818cc65d     Document Type: Article

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