Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: a systematic review

DG Behm, AJ Blazevich, AD Kay… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Recently, there has been a shift from static stretching (SS) or proprioceptive neuromuscular
facilitation (PNF) stretching within a warm-up to a greater emphasis on dynamic stretching …

Warm-up strategies for sport and exercise: mechanisms and applications

CJ McGowan, DB Pyne, KG Thompson, B Rattray - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
It is widely accepted that warming-up prior to exercise is vital for the attainment of optimum
performance. Both passive and active warm-up can evoke temperature, metabolic, neural …

Acute effects of dynamic stretching on muscle flexibility and performance: an analysis of the current literature

J Opplert, N Babault - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Stretching has long been used in many physical activities to increase range of motion (ROM)
around a joint. Stretching also has other acute effects on the neuromuscular system. For …

Physiological and performance responses to the “FIFA 11+”(part 1): is it an appropriate warm-up?

M Bizzini, FM Impellizzeri, J Dvorak… - Journal of sports …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study was to examine the post-exercise effects of the “FIFA 11+” on various
physical performance and physiological variables, to understand whether this programme is …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dynamic and static stretching within general and activity specific warm-up protocols

M Samson, DC Button, A Chaouachi… - Journal of sports science …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of static and dynamic stretching
protocols within general and activity specific warm-ups. Nine male and ten female subjects …

The efficacy, and characteristics of, warm-up and re-warm-up practices in soccer players: A systematic review

A Hammami, J Zois, M Slimani… - The Journal of …, 2016 - research.leedstrinity.ac.uk
INTRODUCTION: This review aimed (i) to evaluate the current research that examines the
efficacy of warm-up (WU) and re-warm-up (RWU) on physical performance, and (ii) to …

The effects of stretching on performance

E Peck, G Chomko, DV Gaz… - Current sports medicine …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Stretching long has been commonplace in the training programs of recreational and
competitive athletes. Its role in performance enhancement has been debated. This review …

Understanding vertical jump potentiation: A deterministic model

TJ Suchomel, HS Lamont, GL Moir - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
This review article discusses previous postactivation potentiation (PAP) literature and
provides a deterministic model for vertical jump (ie, squat jump, countermovement jump, and …

Effects of general, specific and combined warm-up on explosive muscular performance

DC Andrade, C Henriquez-Olguin, AR Beltran… - Biology of sport, 2015 - termedia.pl
The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of general, specific and
combined warm-up (WU) on explosive performance. Healthy male (n= 10) subjects …

The effect of warm-ups incorporating different volumes of dynamic stretching on 10-and 20-m sprint performance in highly trained male athletes

O Turki, A Chaouachi, DG Behm, H Chtara… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Turki, O, Chaouachi, A, Behm, DG, Chtara, H, Chtara, M, Bishop, D, Chamari, K,
and Amri, M. The effect of warm-ups incorporating different volumes of dynamic stretching on …