Effects of Stretching during Warm-Up on Motor Performance: a Protocol for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Before starting any physical activity, it is common to warm-up. However, the effects of including stretching in the warm-up remain controversial, and so does the most appropriate type of stretching depending on the activity to be performed afterwards. Thus, the aim of this article is to establish a systematic review protocol to analyze the effects of including different types of stretching in the warm-up on motor performance. The different basic physical abilities (strength, endurance, speed, flexibility) and coordinative abilities (coordination, balance, agility) will be analyzed. To this end, a systematic review will be carried out by examining eight electronic databases (Web of Science™ (all databases), Scopus, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, Pub-Med, CINAHL, Cochrane Library Plus, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global™ and WorldCat), along with carrying out a complementary search phase (snowballing). This will be followed by a meta-analysis, where each selected study will be coded (study characteristics, participant characteristics, intervention characteristics, intervention outcomes) using an ad hoc code established by the research group and previously tested on a sample of studies at the beginning of the review. To ensure the methodological quality of the systematic review, as well as its accuracy and transparency, the PRISMA-P and Cochrane Handbook protocol for systematic reviews will be employed.

Kadın Voleybolcularda Farklı Isınma Protokollerinin Sprint Performansına Akut Etkisinin İncelenmesi

“…In three separate studies using the DG protocol in female volleyball players, the way in which the DG protocol was applied may have caused a greater increase in muscle temperature. This may have improved performance and resulted in an increase in leg extension power (Manoel et al, 2008;Fletcher, 2010;Fernández-Agulló, 2022). This could mean that the muscle-tendon units in the targeted muscles of women are already softer.…”