Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

When you take a muscle through the full range of motion, it goes through three phases of muscle contraction: eccentric, isometric, and concentric. Placing more attention on one phase can yield ...

Good news for those who struggle to fit a gym workout into their day: you may be able to cut your weights routine in half and still see the same results. New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) ...

Good news for those who struggle to fit a gym workout into their day: you may be able to cut your weights routine in half and still see the same results. New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) ...

Squeezing in a solid workout can be a challenge for time-poor fitness enthusiasts, but lately we’re seeing exercise scientists really drill into what the most efficient workouts might look like. A ...

Background Lower-extremity strength profile can be used in injury prevention, conditioning and rehabilitation of volleyball players. Objectives The goals were: (1) to describe the concentric and ...

For the most part, we look askance at anything that dubs itself a "hack" that can help you reach your fitness goals. When it comes to training, consistency is really the name of the game, and ...

This week we are going to discuss something that is very important in the rehabilitative process and carries over into daily life – the eccentric muscle contraction. Eccentric muscle contractions ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson uses eccentric exercise to build muscle, his strength coach says. It involves lengthening muscles under tension, such as when you lower a weight (called a negative rep).