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Eccentric training is repetitively doing eccentric muscle contractions. For example, in a biceps curl the action of lowering the dumbbell back down from the lift is the eccentric phase of that exercise – as long as the dumbbell is lowered slowly rather than letting it drop (i.e., the biceps are in a state of contraction to control the rate of ...
Feel a stretch in the hamstrings. Put the heel of your foot on a couch or coffee table and extend your leg, keeping it straight, toes pointed up. Bend at the waist, keeping your back straight and ...
Trainers explain what eccentric exercise is, its health benefits, and examples of eccentric exercises you can do at home.
A trainer breaks down what eccentric exercises are and his 10 best eccentric exercises to build muscle and strength.
For example, if the quadriceps femoris and hamstring contract simultaneously at a high intensity, the stronger muscle (traditionally the quadriceps) overpowers the weaker muscle group (hamstrings). This can result in a common muscular injury known as a pulled hamstring , more accurately called a muscle strain .
A hamstring (/ ˈ h æ m s t r ɪ ŋ /) is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris.
It reduces hamstring injuries in athletes, and is commonly used as a form of injury prevention. [1] [2] NHC increases strength of the hamstrings and length of the fascia, [3] [4] [5] sprint speed, and change of direction ability. [6] It is debated whether NHC is an open or closed chain exercise. [7] NHC has been compared to the razor hamstring ...
A stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) is an active stretch (eccentric contraction) of a muscle followed by an immediate shortening (concentric contraction) of that same muscle. Research studies [ edit ]