NO ONE BEGINS a workout hoping to lift less than they did in the last one. The goal is always to raise the bar (literally and figuratively), move more iron, crush more advanced exercise variations, do ...

What Are Eccentric and Concentric Contractions? Eccentric contractions occur when a muscle lengthens under load, such as lowering a dumbbell during a biceps curl. Concentric contractions happen when ...

If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise – like lowering into a squat or letting your dumbbells drop after a curl – you might be missing a major opportunity to build strength. That ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." POV: YOU’RE COMPLETING your final set of heavy bench presses, and the last rep of your set doesn’t quite ...

I'm all for trying the latest and greatest trendy workouts. But part of building a fun fitness routine that *also* delivers major results includes going back to basics. I'm talking basics—as in, ...

This is a common strength training technique that involves manipulating the muscle lengthening portion of an exercise, usually by slowing down the movement. Share on Pinterest Getty Images/Eugenio ...

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