Eccentric training or loading of a muscle is often overlooked in favor of the more traditional concentric training methods. Both add value to your fitness and general well-being, especially for adults ...

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Previously, I have talked about in this blog how many women fear looking too muscular if they weight train. Although many women are concerned how this type of training might change how their bodies ...

Lowering, as opposed to lifting, your weights, with an eccentric strength training regimen, could make your workouts more efficient. If you’re looking to maximize your time in the gym, you might ...

The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of three different types of isotonic training programme, viz. eccentric, concentric and combination of both on strength of selected body segments, ...

Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...

Background: Localized exercises are widely used in rehabilitation processes. The predominant options are exercises with an emphasis on either concentric or eccentric contractions. Eccentric exercises ...

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Liege, CHU Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium Correspondence to: Professor J L Croisier Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ...

QUESTION: I have been doing the same workout for a year but wouldn’t mind mixing it up a bit. Any thoughts? ANSWER: It’s been said that the best workout for each of us is the one we will do. For some, ...

Eccentric exercise involves lengthening muscles which increases size by adding stress. Concentric moves shorten muscles for gains with less soreness.