Which of the following statements is true of ballistic stretching?
A. It involves a bouncing movement in which repetitive contractions of the agonist muscle are used to produce quick stretches of the antagonist muscle.
B. It is the most effective and widely used technique of stretching in injury rehabilitation of sore or strained muscles.
C. It involves passively stretching a muscle by placing it in a maximal position of stretch, or its endpoint where there is resistance to stretch, and holding it there for an extended time.
D. It is highly effective in improving range of motion because the forces that are generated during stretching are unlikely to lead to any sort of muscle injury.
Answer: A
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