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Abstract:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of stretching training in the capacity of hamstring muscles torque maintenance in male young adults. Thirty-eight volunteers were randomly divided into two groups: Stretching Group (SG, n = 19) and Control Group (CG, n = 19). The training protocol consisted of three different static stretching exercises for hamstrings, performed in 3 repetitions, lasting 30s each, and 3 days.wk -1 , totalizing 270 seconds per session, during 6 weeks. Knee Range of Motion (ROM) was assessed by a goniometer and isometric peak torque (Pt), rate of torque maintenance (RTM -the resultant of the maximum and minimum isometric peak torque), rate of torque development (RTD -∆Force/∆Time) and impulse (I -area under the torque-time curve) were assessed through a load cell.