36. The purpose of a study by Smith et al. (A-34) was to determine if static and ballistic stretching would induce significant amounts of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

and increases in creatine kinase (CK). Twenty males were randomly assigned to a static

(STATIC) or ballistic (BALLISTIC) stretching group. All subjects performed three sets of 17 stretches during a 90-minute period with STATIC remaining stationary during each 60-second stretch while BALLISTIC performed bouncing movements. Subjective ratings of DOMS and serum CK levels were assessed before and every 24 hours poststretching for five days.