Marie Moltubakk

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Our article is finally out! The longest stretching intervention to date lead by @mamoltub investigating the effects of static stretching on muscle-tendon morphological and mechanical properties, neural activation, and contractile function. @nih_sognsvann researchgate.net/publication/35…

For the past 20 years we have been told that static stretching before exercise can reduce muscle strength, power and balance 🏃🏽 ECU Professor of Biomechanics, Anthony Blazevich, believes this view to be outdated: s.ecu.edu.au/2NrB0UR

@GregLehman Thanks for the interest in my research! The main paper has now been resubmitted after revision, hopefully available shortly.

And @mamoltub has an excellent PhD on it!

If you want to know the science of stretching instead of superficial takes then @TonyBlazevich is the person to read

@AdamMeakins Umm no, most dancers cannot quit stretching. They are just changing towards more active/dynamic modalities, particularly in warm up. Static stretching often remains in specific phases of dancer workout and long term periodisation. @TonyBlazevich

If professional ballet dancers can quit stretching, I think its safe to say you can too! dancemagazine.com.au/2019/09/why-th…

For the defense of my PhD thesis I was required to give an ultra-short 30-minute summary, before I was questioned by renowned experts in the field. The video of my defense is now available on YouTube. Please post… instagram.com/p/B24ZDeSi0NE/…

For my PhD defense I was given the task to present a lecture on the influence of #flexibility and #stretching on sports #performance and injury. The video of my lecture is now available on YouTube. It's intimidating… instagram.com/p/B1qxdo0CnrK/…

@GregLehman @simensletten There's your PhD project. :) Forces, strains++ on misc MTU components, with misc modalities, was in my project description. Seeing that pro ballet dancers do not seem to have stiffer Achilles tendons, I guess that stretching alone isn't a sufficient stimulus. Add loading rate??

@mamoltub @simensletten Do you think the daily strain would be less than 4.5% though? I guess what I'm most curious about is what is the difference in strain in the same tendon during a max passive stretch and a max iso contraction. If they are similar then it means strain can't be the...1/

@GregLehman Maybe you've already seen it, but I thought you'd be interessted in this. A dissertation by @mamoltub on "effects of long-term stretching training on muscle-tendon morphology, mechanics and function" brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstrea…

@GregLehman @simensletten It is possible that our indirect measurements are overestimated, that the tendon stiffness methods do not have sufficient sensitivity... But also, perceived pain during self-administered stretches was less than during the tests, so the daily strain was probably less than 12‰.

@mamoltub @simensletten That is what I find interesting. The Bohm/Arampatzis work suggests you need 4.5% strain from a contraction to catalyze tendon stiffness changes. You noted this too. But, if a passive stretch attains 12% strain then is strain the true stimulus to create mechanotransduction

@GregLehman @simensletten Thanks a lot for the feedback! Tendon strain measurements seem to vary quite a bit with method... Need to find short tendons or a huge US probe to catch all in one field of view. With our methods we had individual strain values up to approximately 12% during maximal stretches.

@simensletten @mamoltub versus tendon strain during ramped isometric contractions (typically 4.5-5.5% if greater than 70%) but I haven't found anything. Any idea how much strain a typically stretch induces in the achilles tendon? Thanks.

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@TonyBlazevich Thanks for the entertaining and informative Just Fly Performance podcast! Any hint on where to read more about the influence of body temperature on stretching outcomes?

Hurray, my PhD thesis has been accepted, and the public defence is scheduled for January 15th! In the coming weeks I'll attempt to break down my thesis into explanations and figures that… instagram.com/p/BqsqSXNBnwj/…

Raising the barre: how science is saving ballet dancers theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul…

FINALLY! Today I have submitted my PhD thesis for evaluation. Looking forward to more sparetime and an improved social life, but also to the evaluation of the… instagram.com/p/BkxRzcGF43J0…

Specialized properties of the triceps surae muscle-tendon unit in professional ballet dancers. - PubMed - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29723911

Study published in SJMSS: Hamstrings functional properties in athletes with high musculoskeletal flexibility. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi?DO…

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