Acute effects of static stretching on peak and end-range hamstring-to-quadriceps functional ratios

Table 2 Peak and end range muscle strength of the hamstring before and after stretching intervention (mean ± SD)

	Control		Static
	Before	After	Before	After
ConPT60 (Nm)	150 ± 34	152 ± 34	157 ± 32	145 ± 29b
ConPT180 (Nm)	105 ± 22	106 ± 23	110 ± 26	101 ± 23b
EccPT60 (Nm)	161 ± 52	160 ± 47	162 ± 44	144 ± 42b
EccPT60-ERE (Nm)	156 ± 53	157 ± 48	155 ± 50	139 ± 48b
EccPT180 (Nm)	161 ± 44	161 ± 43	162 ± 49	139 ± 44b
EccPT180-ERE (Nm)	154 ± 47	155 ± 46	156 ± 56	132 ± 50b

^bP < 0.01 (following stretching). Ecc: Eccentric; Con: Concentric; PT: Peak torque; ERE: End-range of knee extension; Nm: Newton-meter; 60: 60°/s angular velocity; 180: 180°/s angular velocity.