Alongamento e flexionamento passivo: podem influenciar na mobilidade articular da cintura escapular em praticantes de musculação?

Abstract

The present study is a qualitative research and aimed to investigate whether the practice of stretching and passive flexion after resistance training have influence on the mobility of the shoulder girdle in people who practice bodybuilding. The sample consisted of 30 people aged 18 to 40 years. For the data collection, a physical fitness questionnaire was applied and goniometer evaluations were carried out, with the purpose of verifying the level of joint mobility of the scapular girdle of the practitioners of this activity. After the period of research, another evaluation was carried out for the comparison with the data obtained from the first evaluation. The results showed significant improvements in the development of joint mobility of the scapular girdle, being able to evaluate that the regular practice of stretching and passive flexion after physical exercise results in the improvement of joint mobility of the shoulder girdle in bodybuilding practitioners. Reducing the risk of injury and improving the quality of the execution of bodybuilding exercises.