Influência da flexibilidade no ganho de força e hipertrofia muscular

Abstract

The demand for practice of resistance training aiming at muscular hypertrophy is very large, due to the benefits provided, however, in the gyms, the flexibility training is neglected, a factor that can directly influence the results obtained by practitioners of this type of training. Objective: To identify and analyze the influence of flexibility on strength gain and muscle hypertrophy. Method: Bibliographic review linked to the Sport and Health Sciences line. The United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed) was used to search for publications between 2015 and 2020, according to the PICo strategy. Results: Two studies were included in the analysis, which concluded that flexibility training in conjunction with strength training generates good results in flexibility. For hypertrophy, flexibility training performed before strength training is not indicated. Conclusions: Although the study concludes that flexibility exercises in conjunction with strength training exercises provide a more significant improvement in flexibility and that negatively influences hypertrophy gains, further studies related to the topic are needed to better clarify the issue.