ballistic stretching


Stretching or 'warming up' using the momentum of a moving body or a limb in an attempt to force it beyond its normal range of motion, by bouncing in or out of a stretched position, using the stretched muscles as a spring to pull out of the stretched position; ballistic stretching is not considered useful and can lead to injury; it does not allow the muscles to adjust to, and relax in, the stretched position, but rather may cause them to tighten up by repeatedly activating the stretch reflex

ballistic stretching

Bouncing stretching Sports medicine Rapid, jerking movements in which a body part is moved with a momentum that would stretch the muscles to a maximum; during the bouncing motion, the muscle responds by contracting, to protect itself from overstretching