What Are Eccentric and Concentric Contractions? Eccentric contractions occur when a muscle lengthens under load, such as ...

1 School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia 2 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University ...

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to be sidelined for several weeks because of a hamstring injury sustained in Madrid’s 2-1 win over Marseille in the Champions ...

BICEPS CURLS ARE a top-tier muscleman exercise. Step foot into any self-respecting gym, head to the free weight floor, and watch for just a few minutes. Inevitably, someone will grab a set of ...

The prescription of eccentric loading is considered as a mainstay of non-operative rehabilitation programmes for mid-substance chronic Achilles tendinopathy. Such exercises have some degree of ...

1 Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China 2 Orthopedic Center (Sports Medicine Center), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Hohhot, ...

Background: In volleyball, certain maneuvers (e.g., depth jumps) involve a long stretch-shortening cycle (long-SSC) characterized by a prolonged landing-to-takeoff phase (ground contact time ≥222 ms).