Stretching Procedures
The four stretching procedures were 1) SS, 2) AC, 3) HR, and 4) HR-AC. All stretching procedures were performed in the sagittal plane and began with the application of a low-level dorsiflexion torque to achieve position of the ankle closer to its extreme of dorsiflexion to minimize the known effects of muscle length on reflex EMG amplitudes.20,23 The large dorsiflexion torque then was applied to stretch the soleus muscle