Effect of Ballistic Warm-up on Isokinetic Strength, Balance, Agility, Flexibility and Speed in Elite Freestyle Wrestlers

Sezen Cimen Polat,Halil Ibrahim Cicioglu,Celal Bulgay,Ebru Cetin,Imdat Yarim

doi:10.26773/smj.181015

Abstract

Effect of Ballistic Warm-up on Isokinetic Strength, Balance, Agility, Flexibility and Speed in Elite Freestyle Wrestlers

Highlights

In wrestling, strength, speed, technique, practical intelligence and flexibility are required skills to pull, push, throw and lift the opponent, stop their attacks or outmaneuver them (Halloran, 2008)
The first method is static stretching meaning that target muscles or muscle groups are slowly elongated to stretching point and that position is held for a certain time (Costa, dos Santos, Prestes, da Silva, & Knackfuss, 2009)
While different studies presumed that static stretching cause a decline in strength production in relevant muscle groups, other scientists have recently found a decline in sprint speed as well (Chaouachi et al, 2008)

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Introduction

Strength, speed, technique, practical intelligence and flexibility are required skills to pull, push, throw and lift the opponent, stop their attacks or outmaneuver them (Halloran, 2008). It is widely accepted that static stretching increases flexibility and performance while reducing the risk of injury (Evetovich, Nauman, Conley, & Todd, 2003). While different studies presumed that static stretching cause a decline in strength production in relevant muscle groups, other scientists have recently found a decline in sprint speed as well (Chaouachi et al, 2008). Another type of static stretching is PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation). Dynamic stretching is performed when a muscle is stretched to the movement limit of joint in a stretched position, and contraction and relaxation occur with subsequent

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