Although conventional wisdom favors static training for improved flexibility over resistance training, a new study, presented at the American College of Sports Medicine's 57th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, begs to differ. The research, which saw participation from 25 college-age volunteers, suggested carefully crafted, full-range resistance training regimens can often turn in better results in comparison to typical static stretching regimens. Researchers studied the effects of both resistance training and stretching programs, which concentrated on the same muscle-joint complexes over similar movements and ranges, on subjects. Post-tests determined flexibility and strength. The results, surprisingly, indicated stretching conferred no statistically significant advantage over resistance training. In fact, resistance training helped produce better improvements in flexibility in certain instances, while also improving strength. Although further careful and detailed research is necessary to substantiate the results, fitness enthusiasts may well be advised to consider resistance training, if they aren't into it already, as an important option, as well.
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