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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Effects of an acute bout of static stretching on 40 m sprint performance: influence of baseline flexibility |
Author: | Favero, J. Midgley, A. Bentley, D. |
Citation: | Research in Sports Medicine, 2009; 17(1):50-60 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1543-8627 1543-8635 |
Statement of Responsibility: | John-Paul Favero, Adrian W. Midgley and David J. Bentley |
Abstract: | This study investigated the effect of stretching on sprint performance. Ten trained male subjects (age 22 ± 2.3 yrs; body mass 77.1 ± 6.9 kg; height 179 ± 5.5 cm) were randomly assigned to “Rest” and “Stretch” conditions. A low intensity 5 min running warm-up was followed by either 12 min of inactivity (Rest) or lower-limb stretches (Stretch). Subjects walked for 60 s before completing three maximal effort 40 m sprint trials. There were no statistically significant differences in measures of sprint performance between conditions (p > 0.05); however, there was a significant correlation between baseline sit-and-reach scores and mean change in mean velocity between conditions (r = –0.68; p = 0.03). There was a tendency for stretching to negatively effect sprint performance in subjects with comparatively high baseline flexibility. An acute bout of stretching did not exert a significant effect on sprint performance under prescribed conditions. |
Keywords: | Athletes range of motion running muscles velocity |
Rights: | Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
DOI: | 10.1080/15438620802678529 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438620802678529 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Public Health publications |
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