Build a well-rounded, sport-specific ab routine, the movements that matter most, and what it really takes to get visible abs.

During an exercise, when your muscles are activated, they can either contract while shortening (a concentric contraction), ...

1 School of Sport, Health and Exercise ... to EIMD following eccentric exercise. This has been attributed to a reduction of sarcomeres in series, which decreases muscle compliance and changes the ...

Rep after rep of the same few exercises can get boring—and when ... it allows you a prime position to really emphasize the eccentric contraction on every single rep. This positioning works ...

You might think you need to lift heavy weights to build muscle. But, it's when you're lowering the weight that the real magic happens. It's called Eccentric Exercise, and it's the secret workout ...

Background Most studies of exercise-induced muscle injury have focussed on eccentric contractions, which are known to produce damage and delayed soreness. It is less well known that isometric ...