Static Stretching Before Weight Lifting Can Reduce Muscular Performance

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If you think about it, making a muscle-tendon unit more compliant and forcing it to ‘relax’ so that it elongates, intuitively seems to conflict with the goal of making it contract against heavy loads.

This is still an inconclusive idea as increased static stretching may reduce injury overall but reduce muscular performance because Lifting Require Tendons to Contract Again Heavy Loads.

# References

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  • McHugh, M.P. and C.H. Cosgrave, To stretch or not to stretch: the role of stretching in injury prevention and performance. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 2010. 20(2): p. 169-81.

  • Behm, D.G. and A. Chaouachi, A review of the acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on performance. Eur J Appl Physiol, 2011. 111(11): p. 2633–51.

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