Influence of different durations of lower limb static stretching on the performance of long jump athletes: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the influence of different durations lower limb static stretching (SS) on performance long jump (LJ) athletes. Methods A crossover randomized controlled trial was conducted with 20 athletes, submitted to 4 conditions: 3 experimental conditions, performing usual warm-up plus SS quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior during 30 s, 1 min or min; a control condition, only warm-up. LJ assessed before immediately after interventions/control. Results There significant change SS, an improvement in distance achieved ( p = 0.012). However, there were no differences between conditions 0.154). Conclusion suggest that performed for min, seem not performance, since despite reached conditions.