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  2. Muscle contraction - Wikipedia

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    During an eccentric contraction of the triceps muscle, the elbow starts the movement straight and then bends as the hand moves towards the shoulder. Desmin , titin , and other z-line proteins are involved in eccentric contractions, but their mechanism is poorly understood in comparison to cross-bridge cycling in concentric contractions.

  3. Eccentric training - Wikipedia

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    Adolf Eugen Fick discovered in 1882 that "contracting muscle under stretch could produce greater force than a shortening muscle contraction" like in concentric movements. . Fifty years later, A.V. Hill found that "the body had lower energy demand during an eccentric muscle contraction than during a concentric muscle actio

  4. Stretch shortening cycle - Wikipedia

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    The increased performance benefit associated with muscle contractions that take place during SSCs has been the focus of much research in order to determine the true nature of this enhancement. At present, there is some debate as to where and how this performance enhancement takes place.

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

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    “The muscle is lengthening. In an eccentric movement, the force of the contraction is less than the force giving upon it, so the muscle can lengthen at an appropriate time,” says Guillermo ...

  6. 10 Best 'Eccentric' Exercises To Build Muscle - AOL

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    Now, let's explore 10 of the best eccentric exercises to build muscle. For each movement, focus slowly on doing the eccentric portion for three to four seconds on every single repetition. 1.

  7. 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]

  8. Plyometrics - Wikipedia

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    This force is withstood in eccentric contraction. When muscle contraction is sufficiently great, it is able to stop the downward movement very quickly. This phase is sometimes called the phase of amortization in which the athlete absorbs some of the force and stops downward movement by the strong eccentric contraction of the muscles.

  9. Muscle cell - Wikipedia

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    There are four main types of muscle contraction: isometric, isotonic, eccentric and concentric. [29] Isometric contractions are skeletal muscle contractions that do not cause movement of the muscle. and isotonic contractions are skeletal muscle contractions that do cause movement. Eccentric contraction is when a muscle moves under a load ...