The case for retiring flexibility as a major component of physical fitness

JL Nuzzo - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Flexibility refers to the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range
of motion without causing injury. For many years, flexibility has been classified by the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing the effects of self‐myofascial release with static stretching on ankle range‐of‐motion in adolescent athletes

J Škarabot, C Beardsley, I Štirn - International journal of sports …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Increased flexibility is often desirable immediately prior to sports performance.
Static stretching (SS) has historically been the main method for increasing joint range‐of …

[PDF][PDF] Laboratory-based tests for swimmers: methodology, reliability, considerations and relationship with front-crawl performance

AA Dalamitros, V Manou, JG Pelarigo - Journal of Human Sport and …, 2014 - redalyc.org
ABSTRACT Dalamitros, AA, Manou, V., & Pelarigo, JG (2014). Laboratory-based tests for
swimmers: methodology, reliability, considerations and relationship with front-crawl …

Strength and conditioning for sprint swimming

C Bishop, J Cree, P Read, S Chavda… - Strength & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Abstract CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE FROM LAND-BASED
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING (S&C) FOR SPRINT SWIMMING. THE BASIS OF …

Power production of the lower limbs in flutter-kick swimming

G Gatta, M Cortesi, R Di Michele - Sports biomechanics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to compare the power produced by the flutter-kick action at different
swimming velocities. Eighteen high-level male swimmers completed a maximal 15-m flutter …

Do thirty-second post-activation potentiation exercises improve the 50-m freestyle sprint performance in adolescent swimmers?

Z Abbes, K Chamari, I Mujika, M Tabben… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate performance, biomechanical,
physiological, and psychophysiological effects of a simple and easily organized post …

Factors affecting flutter kicking speed in women who are competitive and recreational swimmers

AS McCullough, WJ Kraemer, JS Volek… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Abstract McCullough, AS, Kraemer, WJ, Volek, JS, Solomon-Hill, GF Jr, Hatfield, DL,
Vingren, JL, Ho, JY, Fragala, MS, Thomas, GA, Häkkinen, K, and Maresh, CM. Factors …

[PDF][PDF] The Effects of Eccentric Training on Undulatory Underwater Swimming Performance and Kinematics in Competitive Swimmers

JJ Ruiz-Navarro, Ó López-Belmonte… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - jhk.termedia.pl
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a five-week training program on undulatory
underwater swimming (UUS) in swimmers and to compare the specific effects prompted by …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) on swimmers leg mobility and performance

K Papadimitriou, D Loupos, G Tsalis… - Journal of Physical …, 2017 - efsupit.ro
The warm up exercises comprise stretching. A stretching exercise is the proprioceptive
neuromuscular facilitation (PNF). To examine the effect of PNF, 23 swimmers (11 boys and …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship between isokinetic muscle strength and 100 meters finswimming time

V Kunitson, K Port, K Pedak - Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 2015 - redalyc.org
ABSTRACT Kunitson, V., Port, K., & Pedak, K.(2015). Relationship between isokinetic
muscle strength and 100 meters finswimming time. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 9 (Proc1), pp. S482 …