Impact of muscle stretching in active individual engine performance

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Francisco Robson de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Lima, Ana Mara Ferreira, Andrade, Telmo Macedo de, Andrade, Cibelle Maria Sampaio Alves de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14325
• topic: Muscle stretching exercises; Physiotherapy; Motor activity; Psychomotor performance.; Ejercicios de estiramiento muscular; Fisioterapia; Actividad motriz; Rendimiento psicomotor.; Exercícios de alongamento muscular; Fisioterapia; Atividade motora; Desempenho psicomotor.

Muscle stretching is often performed before or after physical activity practices in order to increase joint range and muscle flexibility. Some recently published studies state that pre-exercise stretching compromises muscle strength production and interferes with exercise performance. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of stretching on flexibility and muscle strength of individuals who practice PA. This was a descriptive research with a quantitative exploratory approach. The tests and interventions were performed in only one group, with the presence of a control group, and with a non-random sample selected voluntarily. The sample was composed of 40 individuals. All were evaluated in terms of motor performance in the variables: muscle strength in elbow flexion by dynamometry; flexibility by TSA; and physical performance with the horizontal jump test. Afterwards, the experimental group underwent weekly stretching interventions, and received orientations for a change in the PA routine, as well as to include the stretching technique in an integral way. When comparing the values of the variables at the end of the study, between the male and female sexes, it was noticed that there was a difference between the MSD and MSE muscle strength, flexibility, and physical performance between men and women in both the CG (p=0.001801613; p= 0.658869802; p=0.184851508; p=0.000 respectively) and in GI (p=0.008975882; p=0.071945664; p=0.039723589; p=0.0056328 respectively) and that these values were statistically significant. The technique can potentiate the training, allowing its practitioner to have a greater utilization and obtain greater results.