An investigation into the possible physiological mechanisms associated with changes in performance related to acute responses to different preactivity stretch modalities

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Fletcher, Iain M ^a   Monte Colombo, Mathew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Dynamic stretch; Electromyography; Musculotendinous unit stiffness; Static stretch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; STATISTICS; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCCER; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951225713     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H09-125     Document Type: Article

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