All jokes aside, a new study on static stretching produced some very interesting findings.

撇开所有的笑话不谈，一项关于静态拉伸的新研究有了一些非常有趣的发现。

When compared to something more common and much less expensive like static stretching, a massage gun does NOT perform any better.

与静态拉伸等更常见、更便宜的东西相比，按摩枪的性能并不会更好。

Runners also sometimes use static stretching to reduce muscle soreness after difficult runs, but research does not support this idea either.

跑步者有时也会在吃力的跑步后通过静态拉伸来缓解肌肉酸痛，但研究也不支持这一观点。

But instead of doing mainly static stretching, it would be better for runners to do strength training exercises and " progress their running at a sensible rate to avoid injury."

但是，与其主要做静态拉伸，跑步者最好进行力量训练，“以合理的速度跑步避免受伤”。

The goal was to see what this daily hour of static stretching had in three different outcomes: One, range of motion, which is not too surprising to measure in a stretch-based study.

目标是看看每天一小时的静态拉伸在以下三个方面中会产生什么结果：第一，关节运动范围，这在基于拉伸的研究中测量并不奇怪。

Overall, the results showed that static stretching the calf for 1 hour each day for six weeks increased range of motion, strength, and muscle growth in both males and females, with typically higher increases in males.

总的来说，结果显示，连续六周每天静态拉伸小腿 1 小时，会增加男性和女性的关节运动范围、力量和肌肉生长，男性的增长通常更高。