 Dating back to the early  1980s, the practice of static stretching before exercise was widely  believed to prevent or reduce the risk of injury, and to promote  performance. Thirty years later and after volumes of research, confusion  still exists whether it offers potential benefits before exercise.   From a logical perspective, tissue stiffness and a lack in range of  motion (ROM) both contribute to injury, and static stretching is  correlated with both a reduction in tissue stiffness and an improved  ROM.  While this statement may speak to the benefits of static  stretching, we must remember that “correlation” does not imply  “causation” (i.e., that static stretching does reduce injury).  More  recently, studies investigating the effects of static versus dynamic  stretching on force and power production have almost all consistently  demonstrated significant reductions in muscle strength and power  production following static stretching versus dynamic stretching (Sekir,  et al., Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science, 2010; Rossi, et  al., Human Movement, 2010)... Rest of article
Dating back to the early  1980s, the practice of static stretching before exercise was widely  believed to prevent or reduce the risk of injury, and to promote  performance. Thirty years later and after volumes of research, confusion  still exists whether it offers potential benefits before exercise.   From a logical perspective, tissue stiffness and a lack in range of  motion (ROM) both contribute to injury, and static stretching is  correlated with both a reduction in tissue stiffness and an improved  ROM.  While this statement may speak to the benefits of static  stretching, we must remember that “correlation” does not imply  “causation” (i.e., that static stretching does reduce injury).  More  recently, studies investigating the effects of static versus dynamic  stretching on force and power production have almost all consistently  demonstrated significant reductions in muscle strength and power  production following static stretching versus dynamic stretching (Sekir,  et al., Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science, 2010; Rossi, et  al., Human Movement, 2010)... Rest of articleRelated Article -
 
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