Acute effects of passive static stretching on the vastus lateralis muscle architecture of healthy young men

The aim of the study was to investigate the acute effects of passive static stretching (PSS) on the fascicle length (FL) and fascicle angle (FA) of the vastus lateralis muscle (VL) in two different joint positions. Twelve physically active men (26.9 ± 7.5 years, 178.6 ± 7.0 cm, and 82.5 ± 16.8 kg) w...

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Main Authors: Eurico Peixoto César, Letícia de Oliveira Teixeira, Daniel Vieira Braña Côrtes de Souza, Paulo Sergio Chagas Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/49694