Effects of stretching on performances involving stretch-shortening cycles

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 733-750

  Kallerud, Heidi ^a   Gleeson, Nigel ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STRETCHING EXERCISE; PROCEDURES;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES;

EID: 84880872304     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0053-x     Document Type: Review

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