Snippit Sports Science Podcast

Snippit is made possible by listeners like you. Please help support the podcast: ► https://www.patreon.com/snippitscience    Thanks to everyone for tuning in.  We are really enjoying putting these podcasts together for you.  Next week we see a slight change to our usual format with our first guest author – Dr. Alex Natera.   Onto this week’s podcast: J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Aug; 30(8):2324-9 https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00124278-201608000-00031   Acute Effects of Different Methods of Stretching and Specific Warm-ups on Muscle Architecture and Strength Performance. Sá MA, Matta TT, Carneiro SP, Araujo CO, Novaes JS, Oliveira LF.   Abstract   The purpose of the study was to investigate the acute effects of 2 stretching interventions, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and passive static stretching (PSS), and a specific warm-up (SW) on the strength and architecture of the vastus laterallis and biceps femoris muscles in a subsequent performance on a strength training session (STS).   Musc