Acute effects of stretching and/or warm-up on neuromuscular performance of volleyball athletes: a randomized cross-over clinical trial

The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effects of stretching and warm-up (isolated or combined) on electromyographic response and functional performance of college volleyball athletes. This is a randomized cross-over clinical trial composed of 11 male athletes (21.54 ± 2.42 years; 1.79 ±...

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Published inSport sciences for health Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 85 - 92
Main Authors Barbosa, Germanna Medeiros, Dantas, Glauko André Figueiredo, Pinheiro, Scheila Marisa, Rêgo, Jeferson Tafarel Pereira, Oliveira, Tuane Luíse Cirne, Silva, Kadja Kaline Ferreira, Dantas, Paulo Moreira Silva, Brito Vieira, Wouber Hérickson
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Milan Springer Milan 01.03.2020
Springer Nature B.V
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effects of stretching and warm-up (isolated or combined) on electromyographic response and functional performance of college volleyball athletes. This is a randomized cross-over clinical trial composed of 11 male athletes (21.54 ± 2.42 years; 1.79 ± 0.09 m; 21.80 ± 1.50 kg/m 2 ), members of the indoor volleyball team of the institution. All individuals underwent five randomly selected interventions, with a 7-day washout period: control, active warm-up, static stretching, warm-up followed by stretching, and stretching followed by warm-up. The athletes were assessed before and after interventions for the following variables: root mean square (RMS) signal during vertical jump through electromyographic activity of the rectus femoris and biceps femoris muscles and the vertical jump height; lower limb relative power; agility and velocity through functional tests. There were no significant changes on RMS values during vertical jump between the different interventions for the rectus femoris ( P  = 0.659) and the biceps femoris ( P  = 0.530) muscles, and functional tests ( P  ≥ 0.05). In conclusion, the effect of a single session of self-stretching and active warm-up (isolated or combined) does not interfere in the performance of volleyball college athletes.
ISSN:1824-7490
1825-1234
DOI:10.1007/s11332-019-00576-8