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  1. Mar 2021
    1. The serape effect was a term coined to describe the diagonal prestretch of four pairs of muscles (rhomboids, serratus anterior, external obliques, and internal obliques) that occurs when rotating the shoulders and hips in opposite directions. The pre-stretch of these four pairs of muscles creates a snap-back effect (like snapping a rubber-band), which increases force production and movement efficiency in rotational actions such as throwing or kicking

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