Interpreting normalized and nonnormalized data after acute static stretching in athletes and nonathletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1988-1994

  Evetovich, Tammy K ^a   Cain, Rayna M ^b   Hinnerichs, Kristi R ^a   Engebretsen, Barbara J ^a   Conley, Donovan S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Dana College   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric evetovich; Isokinetic; Normalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TORQUE;

ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956897725     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e3132a     Document Type: Article

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