… The acute effects of SS on muscle strength and power have received much attention over
the last two decades. … Two previous narrative reviews have attempted to clarify the chronic …

… negative effect of 45- to 90-s SS in one muscle group prior to … to the acute effect of SS duration
on maximum strength and … during contraction to promote maximal effort. We measured the …

… scientists, trainers and athletes to seek an alternative approach. … not yet been clarified. The
present study aims to evaluate the … previous studies because of the combined effect of static …

… This study aimed to explore the acute effects of static stretching … , recent studies have
demonstrated that stretching-induced … Secondly, fibre-type content seemed unlikely to explain our …

… For long-term effects, static and dynamic stretching have been shown to … Stretching exercises
seek to increase … analysis involving the 550 acute effects of static stretching vs. control over …

… times, there has been a trend to omit static stretching from pre… has been used in an attempt
to measure muscle activation during the … activated during exercise [2], which could explain the …

… , recent studies do not support the efficacy of static stretching … -exercise static stretching
decreases muscle strength, power, … effort and cyclical, “bouncing” type movements to quickly and …

… All participants adhered to instructions, and as such, no attempts were disregarded. A period
… To explain this effect, earlier researchers make reference to two primary mechanisms. The …

… static stretching (SS: > 60 s per muscle group) in isolation (without a full warm-up including
prior … muscle strength (force), power, endurance, and sprint performance impairments in the …

… the existing and most recent literature on the effects of SS on … Both authors and readers
should thus be clear that the results … It attempts to mimic a stretch reflex with the stimulation of a …