Acute effects of static stretching on squat jump performance at different knee starting angles

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 687-694

  La Torre, Antonio ^a   Castagna, Carlo ^b   Gervasoni, Elisa ^a   Cè, Emiliano ^a   Rampichini, Susanna ^a   Ferrarin, Maurizio ^c   Merati, Giampiero ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentric jump; Muscle; Power output; Torque length relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; POSTURE; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950611178     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c7b443     Document Type: Article

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