Acute muscle stretching inhibits maximal strength performance.: An article from: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

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From the supplier: An experiment to determine whether acute-stretching exercise adversely affect maximal strength performance was conducted. Thirty female and male students were asked to perform one-repetition maximum lift (1RM) exercises accompanied by stretching exercises on knee flexors and extensors for two consecutive days. It was discovered that there was a substantial decrease in 1RM performance after an acute stretching exercise. The conclusion was that acute stretching can lower the maximal strength of the knee flexors and extensors.

Citation Details
Title: Acute muscle stretching inhibits maximal strength performance.
Author: Joke Kokkonen
Publication:Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1998
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Page: 411(5)

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