What is it about?
Narrative review for professionals of basic science research indicating the stretching in the warm-up is not supported by evidence and even contraindicated.
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Why is it important?
One of the first peer-reviewed articles for professionals highlighting the incorrect assumption that stretching in warm-up for maximum muscular efforts is counterproductive.
Perspectives
This my by subsequent publications in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research on this topic ignited a dramatic expansion of research on the negative effects of static stretching prior to vigorous physical activity.
Dr. Duane Knudson
Texas State University
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This page is a summary of: Stretching during Warm-Up: Do We Have Enough Evidence?, Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance, September 1999, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/07303084.1999.10605682.
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