The acute effects of static stretching on the sprint performance of collegiate men in the 60-and 100-m dash after a dynamic warm-up

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2280-2284

  Kistler, Brandon M ^a   Walsh, Mark S ^a   Horn, Thelma S ^a   Cox, Ronald H ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural activation; Resistance; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SPORT; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TIME;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956896579     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e58dd7     Document Type: Article

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