Acute static stretching with different volumes improves hamstring flexibility but not reactive strength index and leg stiffness in well-trained judo athletes
| Autor: | Cem Kurt, İmren Kurtdere, İlbilge Özsu Nebioğlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Flexibility (anatomy) Stretching exercises Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Combat sport Stretch shortening cycle Stiffness Static stretching stiffness 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stretch-shortening cycle Hamstring flexibility hamstring flexibility Educación Física y Deportiva Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine stretching exercises Leg stiffness International level biology business.industry Athletes 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Crossover study medicine.anatomical_structure Sports medicine Physical therapy Stretch-shortening cycle business RC1200-1245 combat sport Hamstring |
| Zdroj: | RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 760-772 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1988-5202 |
| DOI: | 10.14198/jhse.2021.164.03 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different volumes of static stretching exercises (SS) on the reactive strength index (RSI), leg stiffness (Kleg), and hamstring flexibility in well-trained judo athletes. Method: In total, 17 international level judo athletes (11 women and 6 men; age, 20.47 ± 1.59 years; experience in judo, 11.35 ± 1.84 years) were recruited for this study. The athletes completed three different SS sessions named low (LV–SS: 3.5 min), moderate (MV–SS: 7 min), and high volumes (HV–SS: 10.5 min), 72 h apart, in a randomized crossover study. Before and after each SS exercise session, hamstring flexibility, RSI and Kleg were evaluated by a sit-and-reach test and a Myotest accelerometric system, respectively. Results: Different volumes of SS exercises improved hamstring flexibility (p < .05); however, no one exercise was superior in improving hamstring flexibility than the other (p > .05). Different volumes of SS exercises neither improved nor reduced RSI and Kleg (p > .05). Conclusion: Judo athletes can use LV–SS, MV–SS, or HV-SS for hamstring flexibility enhancement, and SS exercises can be used as a part of a warm-up session prior to judo training or competition. |
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