The effect of acute stretching on agility performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3014-3021

  Gelder, Leonard H Van ^a   Bart, Shari D ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

505 Agility; Agility testing; Dynamic stretching; Static stretching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856189113     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318212e42b     Document Type: Article

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