Static stretching alone can impair your reflexes and increase your risk for injury, but here’s how and when it can be used to your benefit. So we jumped on the phone with lead study author David Behm, ...

It’s also helpful to pair quad exercises with flexibility training, says Nguyen. So in addition to strengthening the quads, a combination of foam rolling and static and dynamic stretching will help ...

Interestingly, a secondary analysis found the most benefit was in those performing isometric wall squats and among runners. Isometric exercise is as close as you can get to cheating your way to better ...

Long-term lifters understand the real importance of leg day (despite how gruelling it may be). Stronger quads help to stabilise our body, power everyday movements, like walking, running and hiking, ...

Correspondence to Dr Adam Ivan Semciw, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Latrobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia; a.semciw{at}latrobe.edu.au Objectives To determine, in ...

Objectives: To evaluate if a stretch regimen consisting of three 30 second stretches would alter joint position sense (JPS). Methods: A blinded, randomised, cross over design with a washout time of 24 ...

Whether you realize it or not, your quads work hard all day, every day. So, your quads deserve some extra attention to keep them functioning at peak performance, and no leg day is complete without ...