A review of the acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on performance

David G. Behm1, Anis Chaouachi2
1School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
2Tunisian Research Laboratory ‘‘Sport Performance Optimisation’’, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports, Tunis, Tunisia

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