Abstract

LIMA, Willamy de Sousa; TEIXEIRA, Rômulo Vasconcelos; QUEIROZ, João Bosco de  and  LIMA, Eduardo Jorge. Flexibility level in strength training adolescentes praticants. Motri. [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.1, pp.240-244. ISSN 1646-107X.

The objective of the present study was to analyze the level of flexibility in adolescents practicing resistance training through the Sit and Go Test (TSA). Participated in the study thirty adolescents of both sexes who practice strength training at an academy based in the city of Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará. The results presented in the test classification had the result below average in 14 (46.7%) of the evaluated adolescents. It can be concluded that, it is necessary to better follow these young people so that this physical capacity is improved.

Keywords : resistance training, flexibility; adolescents.

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