Interaction Between Resistance and Flexibility Training in Healthy Young Adults

Paula, Karla Campos de; Carvalho, A. C.G.; Azevedo, Tania Maria Cordeiro de; Brega, A.

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“…Despite popular thought, there is no scientific evidence to support the view that strength and strength training would negatively affect muscle flexibility. In contrast, it has been advocated that resistance training does not affect gains developed through flexibility training, 54 that strength levels are positively associated with flexibility scores in adolescent athletes, 55 and that strength and flexibility are simultaneously present as predictors of folk dancing in 11-year-old girls. 56 Some investigators even recommend: "Strengthen what you stretch, and stretch after you strengthen!"…”

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The Significance of Muscular Strength in Dance

Koutedakis

Stavropoulos‐Kalinoglou

Metsios

2005

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science

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The physical demands placed on dancers make their physiology and fitness just as important as skill development. However, dancers’ muscular strength and bone and joint integrity seem to suffer as a result of the dance-only selection and training system. This partly reflects the unfounded view that exercise training that is not directly related to dance would diminish dancers’ aesthetic appearances and destroy muscle flexibility. Nevertheless, data on male and female dancers have demonstrated that supplemental strength training can lead to better dancing and reduced incidents of dance injuries without interfering with key artistic and aesthetic requirements. An awareness of these factors will assist dancers and their teachers in improving training techniques, employing more effective injury prevention program, and in determining better physical conditioning strategies.

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confidence: 99%