ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Influence of One Hour versus Two Hours of Daily Static Stretching for Six Weeks Using a Calf-Muscle-Stretching Orthosis on Maximal Strength.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The effects of chronic stretch training on musculoskeletal pain.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Chronic Static Stretching on Maximal Strength and Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Meta-Regression.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Minimalist Training: Is Lower Dosage or Intensity Resistance Training Effective to Improve Physical Fitness? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Stretch-mediated hypertrophy and strength increases and their impact on dynamic balance performance - a randomized controlled intervention study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Influence of 8-weeks of supervised static stretching or resistance training of pectoral major muscles on maximal strength, muscle thickness and range of motion.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Implications and Applications of Stretch-Mediated Hypertrophy in Therapy, Rehabilitation and Athletic Training-An Outlook to Future Potential Applications.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Comparison of Supervised versus Self-Administered Stretching on Bench Press Maximal Strength and Force Development.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of a Home-Based Stretching Program on Bench Press Maximum Strength and Shoulder Flexibility.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Physiology of Stretch-Mediated Hypertrophy and Strength Increases: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Comparison of the effects of long-lasting static stretching and hypertrophy training on maximal strength, muscle thickness and flexibility in the plantar flexors.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Using Daily Stretching to Counteract Performance Decreases as a Result of Reduced Physical Activity-A Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Using Long-Duration Static Stretch Training to Counteract Strength and Flexibility Deficits in Moderately Trained Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Sex differences in stretch-induced hypertrophy, maximal strength and flexibility gains.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Rebuilding strength capacity is of crucial importance in rehabilitation since significant atrophy due to immobilization after injury and/or surgery can be assumed. To increase maximal strength (MSt), strength training is commonly used. The literature regarding animal studies show that long-lasting static stretching (LStr) interventions can also produce significant improvements in MSt with a dose-response relationship, with stretching times ranging from 30 min to 24 h per day; however, there is limited evidence in human studies. Consequently, the aim of this study is to investigate the dose-response relationship of long-lasting static stretching on MSt. A total of 70 active participants (f = 30, m = 39; age: 27.4 ± 4.4 years; height: 175.8 ± 2.1 cm; and weight: 79.5 ± 5.9 kg) were divided into three groups: IG1 and IG2 both performed unilateral stretching continuously for one (IG1) or two hours (IG2), respectively, per day for six weeks, while the CG served as the non-intervened control. MSt was determined in the plantar flexors in the intervened as well as in the non-intervened control leg to investigate the contralateral force transfer. Two-way ANOVA showed significant interaction effects for MSt in the intervened leg (ƞ
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