<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Study aim</italic>: To assess the effects of static passive maximal stretching on muscle performance in order to clarify the existing controversies.<italic>Material and methods</italic>: Two randomly selected groups of the Brazilian Air Force personnel were studied: experimental (n = 15), subjected to 3 bouts of static passive stretching exercises of wrist flexors and extensors (beyond a mild discomfort). Every bout lasted 10 s and was followed by a 30-s rest. The control group (n = 15) performed no exercises. Muscle strength was measured with a handgrip dynamometer before and 20 min after the test.<italic>Results</italic>: Subjects from the experimental group had the pre-exercise handgrip strength significantly higher than postexercise (by about 7%; p&lt;0.01). No significant decrease was noted in the control group.<italic>Conclusions</italic>: Static passive stretching induces decreases in muscle strength.</abstract>

Study aim: To assess the effects of static passive maximal stretching on muscle performance in order to clarify the existing controversies.Material and methods: Two randomly selected groups of the Brazilian Air Force personnel were studied: experimental (n = 15), subjected to 3 bouts of static passive stretching exercises of wrist flexors and extensors (beyond a mild discomfort). Every bout lasted 10 s and was followed by a 30-s rest. The control group (n = 15) performed no exercises. Muscle strength was measured with a handgrip dynamometer before and 20 min after the test.Results: Subjects from the experimental group had the pre-exercise handgrip strength significantly higher than postexercise (by about 7%; p<0.01). No significant decrease was noted in the control group.Conclusions: Static passive stretching induces decreases in muscle strength.

Acute effects of static stretching on muscle strength

Master Degree Course of Human Kinetics, University Castelo Branco

Laboratory of Human Kinetics Bioscience, Rio de Janeiro

Euro-American Physiology Doctoral Program

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: To assess the effects of static passive maximal stretching on muscle performance in order to clarify the existing controversies.Material and...

Acute effects of static stretching on muscle strength

Publié en ligne: 21 juil. 2009

Pages: 52 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-009-0013-y

Mots clés
Stretching, Muscle strength, Flexibility

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Acute effects of static stretching on muscle strength

Publié en ligne: 21 juil. 2009

Pages: 52 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-009-0013-y

Mots clésStretching, Muscle strength, Flexibility

This content is open access.

Mots clés
Stretching, Muscle strength, Flexibility