Concentric vs eccentric movement: which is better for muscle growth?
Eccentric training even improves muscle control and coordination as your body learns to resist gravity or external force ...
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Types of muscle contraction
Figure caption, Left: Concentric contraction - the biceps are contracting concentrically to move the weights upwards; Right: Eccentric ... the body is fixed in one position. Here, the muscles ...
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Effects of prior concentric training on eccentric exercise induced muscle damage
bangor.ac.uk Background: Exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) from strenuous unaccustomed eccentric ... by the action of gravity on the mass of the forearm during the assessment of RAA. Any ...
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Eccentric calf muscle exercise produces a greater acute reduction in Achilles tendon thickness than concentric exercise
Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.