title: Interset stretching does not influence the kinematic profile of consecutive bench-press sets.
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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain. dgarcia@uemc.es
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izquierdo
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: González-Calvo
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sainz
authors.forename: Olaia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abadía
authors.forename: Azael J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Herrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises; D055070:Resistance Training; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*