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77.8% of powerlifters performed stretching before resistance training.

It is common practice among powerlifters to incorporate stretching before their training sessions.

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Stretching was performed before resistance training by 77.8%.
Alyssa‐Joy Spence et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2020

Why this rating

Based on the large sample size of 319 powerlifters.

Source

Stretching Practices of International Powerlifting Federation Unequipped Powerlifters

Alyssa‐Joy Spence et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2020

DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003800

cross-sectional · n=319Cited 10×
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