Acute effect of static stretching on muscle force in older women

• Main Authors: André Luiz Demantova Gurjão (Author), Nelson Hilário Carneiro (Author), Raquel Gonçalves (Author), Rodrigo Ferreira de Moura (Author), Sebastião Gobbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to investigate the acute effect of static stretching on the peak rate of force development (PRFD) and maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) in older women. Ten women (68.5 ± 7.0 years; 70.9 ± 8.1 kg; 159.4 ± 6.0 cm; body mass index: 28.0 ± 3.8 kg/m2) were studied. MVC a...