"The benefits of eccentric contractions include muscle growth or hypertrophy…because they cause more microscopic muscle fiber ...

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 ...

Another active area of research in the laboratory focuses on unraveling the mechanisms behind maladaptive, or pathological, and adaptive, or physiological, cardiac hypertrophy. In response to certain ...

The review published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research systematically reviewed and analysed the effects of eccentric versus concentric muscle actions on muscle hypertrophy in ...