Stretch shorten cycle performance: detrimental effects of not equating the natural and movement frequencies. From: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | Date: December 1, 1996| Author: Wilson, Greg J.; Murphy, Aron J.; Walshe, Andrew D.; Ness, Kevin | COPYRIGHT 1996 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The benefits provided by stretch shorten cycle (SSC) movements are analyzed to determine whether they require the movement frequency to complement the natural frequency of the elastic structures. Untrained participants are asked to perform SSC and concentric bench press throws. Results show that prior stretch does not support concentric performance and that significant differences exist between the natural frequency of the musculo-tendinous system and SSC movement frequency.

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