Dynamic and Static Stretching on Postural Stability, Reaction Time and Countermovement Jump of Sprinters

Efectos de la Fatiga en el Rendimiento físico en el Ejercicio de Sentadillas

All the athletes should perform a warm-up consisting of five minutes of jogging and static stretching (Experimental Group 1) or dynamic stretching (Experimental Group 2). Before the beginning of the study and right after performing the stretching protocol, the investigators evaluated the unipedal postural stability, the acustic reaction time, the joint position sense of the knee and the countermovement jump of the athletes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• National level Sprinters
• Two years or more of experience

Exclusion Criteria:

• Free of injuries in the last six months