Kay and Blazevich systematically examined research that showed the effects of static stretching on muscle strength and other performance measures by separating the studies into total stretch durations ...

Numerous studies have shown that static stretching compromise a muscle’s ability to produce strength either isometric or isokinetic, and dynamic stretching, on the other hand, may improve muscle ...

Static stretching and muscle growth caused a stir in bodybuilding circles last year when a study compared a stretching protocol to resistance training, and found those in the stretching group built ...