This chapter summarizes what is known about the performance and injury-prevention
benefits of warm-up and flexibility. It explains the difference between warm-up and stretching …

McGILL, SM Low back stability: from formal description to issues for performance and
rehabilitation. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev. Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 26–31, 2001. The concept of stability …

THIS PAPER IS INTENDED TO give a concise overview of resistance training, including
some basic guidelines for program development and facts about resistance training. These …

Physical activity is extremely important in maintaining good health. Activity is not possible
without a certain amount of flexibility. This report discusses issues related to flexibility fitness …

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of resistance training to muscle failure (RT-
F) and non-failure (RT-NF) on muscle mass, strength and activation of trained individuals …

Conclusions/Applications: Sensorimotor control over the dynamic restraints is a complex
process that involves components traditionally associated with motor control. Recognizing …

The effects of three resistance training programs on muscular strength and on absolute and
relative muscular endurance were investigated. Forty-three male college students were …

Abstract Jenkins, NDM, Housh, TJ, Buckner, SL, Bergstrom, HC, Cochrane, KC, Hill, EC,
Smith, CM, Schmidt, RJ, Johnson, GO, and Cramer, JT. Neuromuscular adaptations after 2 …

Objective: Studies that investigated possible correlations between flexibility and muscular
performance are scarce in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to …

This review used a narrative summary of findings from studies that focused on isometric
strength training (IST), covering the training considerations that affect strength adaptations …