Journal article
Reduced strength after passive stretch of the human plantarflexors
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess strength performance after an acute bout of maximally tolerable passive stretch (PS(max)) in human subjects. Ten young adults (6 men and 4 women) underwent 30 min of cyclical PS(max) (13 stretches of 135 s each over 33 min) and a similar control period (Con) of no stretch of the ankle plantarflexors. Measures of isometric strength (maximal voluntary contraction), with twitch interpolation and …
Authors
Fowles JR; Sale DG; MacDougall JD
Journal
Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 1179–1188
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
September 1, 2000
DOI
10.1152/jappl.2000.89.3.1179
ISSN
8750-7587