Fitness experts weigh in on the differences between concentric vs. eccentric exercise, and why both are important.

Concentric vs eccentric vs isometric training: Benefits Focusing on all three phases of movement can help you build strength, ...

The findings showed no significant difference between eccentric and concentric muscle actions in promoting hypertrophy. The review suggests that eccentric and concentric muscle actions produce ...

Methods: In this prospective study, athletes (mean age 25 years) with jumper’s knee were randomised to treatment with either painful eccentric or painful concentric quadriceps training on a decline ...

So too is the observation that a prior bout of eccentric exercise reduces the severity of symptoms of EIMD. This has been attributed to an increase in sarcomeres in series. Recent studies have ...

An eccentric contraction provides the control of a movement on the downward phase and it works to resist the force of gravity. Figure caption, Left: Concentric contraction - the biceps are ...