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  2. What Trainers Want You to Know About Eccentric Exercise - AOL

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    Eccentric moves are relatively intense, so giving muscles time to recover is important to avoid soreness and injury. Even once a week can bring strength gains and flexibility improvements if ...

  3. Lunge (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    A lunge can refer to any position of the human body where one leg is positioned forward with knee bent and foot flat on the ground while the other leg is positioned behind. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is used by athletes in cross-training for sports, by weight-trainers as a fitness exercise, and by practitioners of yoga as part of an asana regimen.

  4. Plyometrics - Wikipedia

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    In the eccentric contraction, the muscles are involuntarily lengthened, while in the concentric contraction, the muscles are shortened after being tensed. Most of the stretching and shortening takes place in the tendons that attach to the muscles involved rather than in the muscles.

  5. Eccentric training - Wikipedia

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    Eccentric training is a type of strength training that involves using the target muscles to control weight as it moves in a downward motion. This type of training can help build muscle, improve athletic performance, and reduce the risk of injury. An eccentric contraction is the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load ...

  6. Understanding Eccentric vs. Concentric Movement Can ... - AOL

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    Eccentric, concentric, and isometric phases are all distinct parts of most exercises you do in your workouts. Here's what they mean and how to use them. Eccentric, concentric, and isometric phases ...

  7. Delayed onset muscle soreness - Wikipedia

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    With delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) caused by eccentric exercise (muscle lengthening), it was observed that light concentric exercise (muscle shortening) during DOMS can cause initially more pain but was followed by a temporary alleviation of soreness with no adverse effects on muscle function or recovery being observed.

  8. Isotonic contraction - Wikipedia

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    There are two types of isotonic contractions: (1) concentric and (2) eccentric. In a concentric contraction, the muscle tension rises to meet the resistance, then remains the same as the muscle shortens. In eccentric, the muscle lengthens due to the resistance being greater than the force the muscle is producing. [citation needed]

  9. Muscle contraction - Wikipedia

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    In concentric contraction, muscle tension is sufficient to overcome the load, and the muscle shortens as it contracts. [8] This occurs when the force generated by the muscle exceeds the load opposing its contraction. During a concentric contraction, a muscle is stimulated to contract according to the sliding filament theory. This occurs ...