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No Effect of Muscle Stretching within a Full, Dynamic Warm-up on Athletic Performance.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 06; 50(6):1258-1266.MS

Abstract

PURPOSE

This study aimed to examine the effects of static and dynamic stretching routines performed as part of a comprehensive warm-up on flexibility and sprint running, jumping, and change of direction tests in team sport athletes.

METHODS

A randomized, controlled, crossover study design with experimenter blinding was conducted. On separate days, 20 male team sport athletes completed a comprehensive warm-up routine. After a low-intensity warm-up, a 5-s static stretch (5S), a 30-s static stretch (30S; 3 × 10-s stretches), a 5-repetition (per muscle group) dynamic stretch (DYN), or a no-stretch (NS) protocol was completed; stretches were done on seven lower body and two upper body regions. This was followed by test-specific practice progressing to maximum intensity. A comprehensive test battery assessing intervention effect expectations as well as flexibility, vertical jump, sprint running, and change of direction outcomes was then completed in a random order.

RESULTS

There were no effects of stretch condition on test performances. Before the study, 18/20 participants nominated DYN as the most likely to improve performance and 15/20 nominated NS as least likely. Immediately before testing, NS was rated less "effective" (4.0 ± 2.2 on a 10-point scale) than 5S, 30S, and DYN (5.3-6.4). Nonetheless, these ratings were not related to test performances.

CONCLUSION

Participants felt they were more likely to perform well when stretching was performed as part of the warm-up, irrespective of stretch type. However, no effect of muscle stretching was observed on flexibility and physical function compared with no stretching. On the basis of the current evidence, the inclusion of short durations of either static or dynamic stretching is unlikely to affect sprint running, jumping, or change of direction performance when performed as part of a comprehensive physical preparation routine.

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Blazevich AJ
School of Medical and Health Sciences and Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AUSTRALIA.
Gill ND
Faculty of Health, Sport and Human Performance, University of Waikato, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND.
Kvorning T
Team Denmark, Copenhagen, DENMARK.
Kay AD
School of Health, The University of Northampton, Northampton, UNITED KINGDOM.
Goh AG
School of Medical and Health Sciences and Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AUSTRALIA.
Hilton B
School of Medical and Health Sciences and Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AUSTRALIA.
Drinkwater EJ
School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Centre for Sport Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
Behm DG
School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, CANADA.

MeSH

AdolescentAthletesAthletic PerformanceCross-Over StudiesHumansMaleMuscle Stretching ExercisesWarm-Up ExerciseYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial

Language

eng

PubMed ID

29300214

Citation

Blazevich, Anthony J., et al. "No Effect of Muscle Stretching Within a Full, Dynamic Warm-up On Athletic Performance." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 50, no. 6, 2018, pp. 1258-1266.
Blazevich AJ, Gill ND, Kvorning T, et al. No Effect of Muscle Stretching within a Full, Dynamic Warm-up on Athletic Performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018;50(6):1258-1266.
Blazevich, A. J., Gill, N. D., Kvorning, T., Kay, A. D., Goh, A. G., Hilton, B., Drinkwater, E. J., & Behm, D. G. (2018). No Effect of Muscle Stretching within a Full, Dynamic Warm-up on Athletic Performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50(6), 1258-1266. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001539
Blazevich AJ, et al. No Effect of Muscle Stretching Within a Full, Dynamic Warm-up On Athletic Performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018;50(6):1258-1266. PubMed PMID: 29300214.
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