Jul 11, 2022
Calf stretching
- Masood Khan1
- 1King Saud University
- King Saud University
Document Citation: Masood Khan 2022. Calf stretching. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bpvcmn2w
License: This is an open access document distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Created: November 19, 2020
Last Modified: July 11, 2022
Document Integer ID: 44676
Keywords: acute effects of static stretching, minutes post stretching interval, static stretching, calf muscle, isometric maximum voluntary contraction force, calf, different duration
Abstract
This time course study aimed to assess the acute effects of static stretching (SS) of different durations on the isometric maximum voluntary contraction force (MVCF) of the calf muscle. Ten male participants participated in three pretest-posttest experimental trials: SS for 2-minutes (SS2), 4-minutes (SS4), and 8-minutes (SS8). MVCF was measured before, immediately after, at 10- and 20-minutes post-stretch intervals. SS2, SS4, and SS8 did not change the MVCF at 0-, 10- and 20-minutes post stretching intervals.