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- Title
Influence of different durations of lower limb static stretching on the performance of long jump athletes: a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Rêma, Sofia; Seixas, Adérito; Moreira-Silvam, Isabel; Cardoso, Ricardo; Ventura, Nuno; Azevedo, Joana
- Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the influence of different durations of lower limb static stretching (SS) on the performance of long jump (LJ) athletes. Methods: A crossover randomized controlled trial was conducted with 20 athletes, submitted to 4 conditions: 3 experimental conditions, performing the usual warm-up plus SS of quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior during 30 s, 1 min or 3 min; and a control condition, of only the usual warm-up. LJ performance was assessed before and immediately after the interventions/control. Results: There was a significant change after the 3 min SS, with an improvement in the distance achieved (p = 0.012). However, there were no differences between the 4 conditions (p = 0.154). Conclusion: Results suggest that SS performed for 30 s, 1 min or 3 min, seem not to influence the LJ performance, since despite an improvement in the distance reached after the 3 min SS, there were no significant differences between conditions.
- Subjects
BROAD jump; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; TIBIALIS anterior; ATHLETES; WARMUP
- Publication
Sport Sciences for Health, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
1824-7490
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11332-023-01066-8