Increasing muscle strength and cross-sectional area is of crucial importance to improve or
maintain physical function in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and sports performance …

Background Increases in maximal strength and muscle volume represent central aims of
training interventions. Recent research suggested that the chronic application of stretch may …

Recent research showed significant stretch-mediated maximum strength increases when
performing stretching between 5 to 120 minutes per day with the calf muscle. However …

Background The scientific literature questions the impact of stretching exercises performed
immediately before muscle strengthening exercises on different components of …

Background Static stretching is widely used to increase flexibility. However, there is no
consensus regarding the optimal dosage parameters for increasing flexibility. Objectives We …

Background The chronic effect of static stretching (SS) on muscle hypertrophy is still unclear.
This study aimed to examine the chronic effects of SS exercises on skeletal muscle …

Background: Age-related decline in musculoskeletal function is a significant concern,
particularly in Western countries facing demographic shifts and increased healthcare …

Background The majority of studies that explore changes in musculature following
resistance training interventions or examine atrophy due to immobilization or sarcopenia …

In contrast with the reported detrimental effects of an acute session of prolonged static
stretching, there are many physiological adaptations with chronic static stretch training that …

Stretching is primarily used to improve flexibility [208, 210], decrease stiffness of the
muscletendon unit [110, 361] or reduce risk of injury [29, 40, 44]. However, using prolonged …