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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 117-119Publisher
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0555
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hamstring; strength; correlation; recovery
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Purpose: To examine the acute effect of a single static-stretching session of hamstring muscles on torque production in relation with individual flexibility. Methods: Maximal voluntary concentric torque of hamstring muscles was measured before and after a static-stretching session (6 x 30 s). Torque changes were correlated with the flexibility level determined at the onset of the experimental procedure. Results: The hamstring-stretching intervention significantly reduced maximal concentric torque in participants with low and high hamstring flexibility. Hamstring flexibility and torque decrease, determined immediately after the stretching procedure, were negatively correlated. Conclusions: Torque decrease measured after the static-stretching session is dependent on participant flexibility. Participants with low flexibility are much more likely to demonstrate large torque decreases poststretching.
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