Time to Move From Mandatory Stretching? We Need to Differentiate “Can I?” From “Do I Have To?”
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OPINION article Front. Physiol., 22 July 2021Sec. Exercise Physiology https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.714166
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Neither prior commentaries nor the prior meta-analysis evaluated the specific type of resistance training (free weights vs machine vs Pilates vs calisthenics) effects on range of motion.
“However, neither the commentaries nor the meta-analysis evaluated the specific type of RT (i.e., free weights vs machine RT, vs Pilates, vs calisthenics) effects on ROM.”
From Resistance Training Induces Improvements in Range of Motion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023) · cites this paper as [2]
In “Can I” Vs. “Do I Have To” Stretch To Chronically Improve Range of Motion? (page unavailable), the paper describes the meta-analysis as comparing strength training with stretching and notes heterogeneity in its protocols. It does not establish whether that meta-analysis or the other commentaries evaluated ROM effects by the specific resistance-training types listed in the claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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“(3) SS and PS improve ROM if performed chronically, but so does strength training, which also has multiple health-related benefits (Bull et al., 2020).”
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- Authors
- Afonso, J., Olivares-Jabalera, J., & Andrade, R.
- Affiliations
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
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- Afonso, José
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- Frontiers in Physiology
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- 2021-07-22
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- 12
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- 714166-714166
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- stretching, exercise prescription, flexibility, exercise adherence, individualized exercise
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