Eccentric exercise involves the development of tension while a muscle is being lengthened. For example, the downward movement of a dumbbell in a bicep curl is an eccentric contraction.

Eccentric exercise is the opposite of concentric exercise. The distinction between concentric and eccentric exercise is important to the understanding of Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

See also

• http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/mustrain.htm

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