摘要：Martins A, Paz A, Vigário P, Costa e Silva G, Maia M, Miranda H. Static Stretching Volume is Associated with Maximal Repetition Performance. JEPonline 2014;17(6):24-33. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of static stretching (SS) volume on repetition performance for upper and lower body exercises. Fifteen trained men participated. Ten repetition maximum (10RM) test and retest were applied to the bench-press (BP) and lying leg curl (LLC) exercises. Four protocols were used: non-stretching protocol (NS) - 3 sets on the BP exercise were performed followed by 3 sets for the LLC; P1 - one set of SS (30 sec) was applied for pectorals muscles and after a 1-min rest interval, 3 sets were performed on the BP exercise. Then, one set of SS was applied for the hamstrings muscles followed by 3 sets on the LLC exercise. A 4-min rest interval was used between sets for both exercises followed by a 3-min rest interval after the BP exercise during each protocol. All sets were performed repetition to failure with 10RM loads. During the P2 and P3 protocols the number of SS sets was 2 and 3, with a similar procedure adopted in NS. The total work for BP exercise was lower during P1 (P=0.003), P2 (P=0.0001), and P3 (P=0.0001) compared to the NS protocol. Similar results were found for the LLC exercise during P3 when compared to P1 (P=0.003) and P2 (P=0.045), and between P2 and P1 (P=0.001). Higher decreasing on repetition performance was noted in P3 compared to NS. Thus, the SS with one or multiple sets and small duration resulted in reductions in repetition performance with moderated loads in upper and lower body exercises.
