Eccentric Contractions
A new study shows focusing on the eccentric, or shortening phase, of a muscle contraction, could help you build greater strength and size. Learn how to let the eccentric phase of an exercise work for you to maximize your results and reach your goals.
If you’re trying to overcome a strength-training plateau, eccentric training can be your best friend. Here’s why and how to get the benefits.
Have you heard of the stretch-shortening cycle and how it can enhance your fitness performance? This article will explain what it is and how it can make you a better jumper and even improve your performance with endurance exercise.
If you work out, you’re familiar with the soreness you get after a workout your muscles are unaccustomed to. That soreness, called DOMS, can last for up to a week. Is there anything you can do about the pain and stiffness? In this article, you’ll learn what science shows works and doesn’t work for after-workout muscle soreness.
Delayed onset muscle soreness is common after a training session where you worked your muscles harder than they’re accustomed to. But it would be nice to be able to ease that soreness or at least make it more manageable. Can you lessen the degree of muscle soreness you experience by getting more of a particular amino acid?
You’re feeling stiff and sore. In fact, you have a bad case of delayed onset muscle soreness. Should you work out and, if you do, how hard?
It’s important to challenge your muscles in different ways when you strength train to avoid reaching a strength plateau. There are three main ways muscles can develop force. This article discusses the three primary types of muscle contractions and how each helps you develop strength.
