Reduced strength after passive stretch of the human plantarflexors.

By J. Fowles, D. Sale, J. Macdougall. Journal of applied physiology, 2000

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A review of the acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on performance (2011, neutral): “However, this decreased excitation is more prevalent during the stretch and recovers immediately after the stretch (Fowles et al. 2000; Guissard et al. 2001).”
Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: a systematic review. (2016, background): “In studies that conducted tests >10 min after stretching, performance changes were typically statistically trivial unless extreme stretch protocols were used (Fowles et al. 2000; Power et al. 2004).”