The relationship between stretching and jumping in artistic gymnastics

Abstract

The champion of this study is composed of 15 gymnasts, with the aim of investigating the effect of two types of stretching, static and dynamic, on the ability to jump in the gymnasts. The gymnasts were divided into three groups: the first group of gymnasts performed static stretching exercises, the second group of dynamic stretching and the third group is the control group, which was abstained from variousstretching. The first and second groups did their stretching three times a week. The study lasted six weeks. All groups performed the sargent jump test before the start of the protocol and at the end.This test is carried out to understand the differential from the ground and therefore the possibility of a greater amplitude in the opening of the legs in the enjambè. The results analyzed showed that there is a significant differential increase after dynamic stretching than in static stretching. It was concluded that dynamic stretching,even if only minimally, tends to improve the performance of the height jump compared to static stretching.