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  • Title: Interset stretching does not influence the kinematic profile of consecutive bench-press sets.
    Author: García-López D, Izquierdo M, Rodríguez S, González-Calvo G, Sainz N, Abadía O, Herrero AJ.
    Journal: J Strength Cond Res; 2010 May; 24(5):1361-8. PubMed ID: 20386480.
    Abstract:
    This study was undertaken to examine the role of interset stretching on the time course of acceleration portion AP and mean velocity profile during the concentric phase of 2 bench-press sets with a submaximal load (60% of the 1 repetition maximum). Twenty-five college students carried out, in 3 different days, 2 consecutive bench-press sets leading to failure, performing between sets static stretching, ballistic stretching, or no stretching. Acceleration portion and lifting velocity patterns of the concentric phase were not altered during the second set, regardless of the stretching treatment performed. However, when velocity was expressed in absolute terms, static stretching reduced significantly (p <0.05) the average lifting velocity during the second set compared to the first one. Therefore, if maintenance of a high absolute velocity over consecutive sets is important for training-related adaptations, static stretching should be avoided or replaced by ballistic stretching.
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