The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-exercise stretching on repeated sprint performance over 20 m. Eight participants completed three conditions, active static stretching (AS ...

Runners’ idea of a stretch is the odd token quad stretch moments before a race of parkrun ... explosive tasks, such as sprinting or track sessions due to the physiological changes seen in ...

Not only that but some research has found static stretching before sports like sprinting seems to harm performance; one study ...

But that’s not what pre-run stretching should look like ... explosive tasks, such as sprinting or track sessions due to the physiological changes seen in the muscle and the decreased ability ...

before and after the series of active stretches ... exercise which involves power such as jumping or perhaps sprinting then stretching beforehand isn’t going to help, and may in fact decrease ...

to support your sprint training and reduce injury risk. Additionally, a foundation of plyometric exercises and running drills can help develop your soft tissue capacity before you start to sprint. Max ...