PERBEDAAN EFEKTIVITAS CONTRACT RELAX STRETCHING DAN MYOFASCIAL RELEASE TERHADAP PENINGKATAN FLEKSIBILITAS OTOT HAMSTRING PADA PESILAT TAPAK SUCI SMK PGRI 3 MALANG
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Flexibility is the maximum stretch capability of a tissue to accommodate joints movements in a body without causing pain. Inflexible muscle affects the performance of an athlete and it also might cause an injury. There are various methods to increase Hamstring Muscle flexibility, such as contract relax stretching and myofascial release. Aim : This research determines the difference in effectiveness between Contract Relax Stretching and Myofascial Release towards the increase of flexibility of Hamstring muscle on Tapak Suci Fighters at SMK PGRI 3 Malang. Methods: This research used Quasi-Experimental design, with Pre Test and Post Test, to compare the effectiveness between Contract Relax Stretching and Myofascial Release towards the increase of Hamstring muscle flexibility on Tapak Suci fighters at SMK PGRI 3 Malang. Muscle flexibility determined using Sit and Reach Test. Results: Independent T-Test resulted in sig=0.000<α=0.05, which meant H1 was accepted, there were significant difference between Contract Relax Stretching and Myofascial Release towards the increase of Hamstring muscle flexibility on Tapak Suci fighters.Conclusion: there was significant increase in hamstring muscle flexibility after the application of Contract Relax Stretching dan Myofascial Release, with Contract Relax Stretching being more effective.