By John Blazevich Sprint running is performed in many sports. In order to produce optimum sprint running performances, athletes need to maximize their physiological potential and reduce the number of injuries. Flexibility training can aid in the fulfillment of both criteria. .Click here to read the entire article

By A. Nelson, N. Driscoll, D. Landin, M. Young, I. Schexnayder The results of previous research have shown that passive muscle stretching can dimish the peak force output of subsequent maximal isometric, concentric and stretch-shortening contractions. The aim of this study was to establish whether the deleterious effects of passive stretching seen in laboratory settings [...]

By J. Winchester, A. Nelson, D. Landin, M. Young, and I. Schexnayder Previous research has show that static stretching can diminish the peak force output of stretch-shortening cycle actions while performing dynamic warm-up protocol has been shown to enhance performance in similar activities. Click here to read the entire article.