Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...

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 ...

Strong legs are crucial to running, which means strength training is essential to your weekly workout routine. And how you spend your time in the gym determines the results you see on the run. By just ...

Lowering, as opposed to lifting, your weights, with an eccentric strength training regimen, could make your workouts more efficient. If you’re looking to maximize your time in the gym, you might ...

Are you trying to get in shape for a big sports event or race? Do you want a bikini beach body this summer? Try eccentric muscle training – there’s a lot of evidence to suggest it is more effective ...

For many people, the thought of beginning a fitness journey feels overwhelming. Between busy schedules, uncertainty about proper techniques, and concerns about injury, the barriers to starting ...

We’re living longer than in previous generations, with one in eight elderly Australians now aged over 85. But the current gap between life expectancy (“lifespan”) and health-adjusted life expectancy ( ...

Eccentric exercise, commonly known as "negative training," involves lengthening a muscle under tension, as opposed to concentric exercise, where the muscle shortens during contraction. A typical ...

We all know the stereotype of artists being a little ... you know, different, but two researchers are now saying that if you're perceived as being eccentric, people will think you make better art.

Background The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) reduces the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI). It is unknown if measuring eccentric hamstring strength during the NHE can predict risk of future HSI ...