Eccentric contractions, the lengthening of muscle while producing force, are a common part of our everyday movements. This study presents a challenge to the accepted notion that eccentric work causes obligatory muscle injury while demonstrating that an increase in muscle strength, via eccentric work, can occur with little demand for oxygen. Nine healthy subjects, ages 18-34, were randomly place...

Trapezius muscle Hoffman (H) reflexes were obtained to investigate the neural adaptations induced by a 5-wk strength training regimen, based solely on eccentric contractions of the shoulder muscles. Twenty-nine healthy subjects were randomized into an eccentric training group (n = 15) and a reference group (n = 14). The eccentric training program consisted of nine training sessions of eccentric...

The aim of this study was to describe the isokinetic thigh muscle strength profile of professional male football players in Australia. Concentric (60° and 240°·s(-1)) and eccentric (30° and 120°·s(-1)) hamstrings and quadriceps isokinetic strength was measured with a HUMAC NORM dynamometer. The primary variables were bilateral concentric and eccentric hamstring and quadriceps peak torque ratios...

De Ruiter, C. J. and A. De Haan. Similar effects of cooling and fatigue on eccentric and concentric force-velocity relationships in human muscle. J Appl Physiol 90: 2109–2116, 2001.—The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of muscle temperature and fatigue during stretch (eccentric) and shortening (concentric) contractions of the maximally electrically activated human adductor p...

Context: Eccentric exercises are increasingly being used to treat lower limb musculoskeletal conditions such as Achilles tendinopathy. Despite widespread clinical application and documented efficacy, mechanisms underpinning clinical benefit remain unclear. Positive adaptations in motor performance are one potential mechanism. Objective: To investigate how an eccentric loading intervention influ...

‎the second multiplicative zagreb coindex of a simple graph $g$ is‎ ‎defined as‎: ‎$${overline{pi{}}}_2left(gright)=prod_{uvnotin{}e(g)}d_gleft(uright)d_gleft(vright),$$‎ ‎where $d_gleft(uright)$ denotes the degree of the vertex $u$ of‎ ‎$g$‎. ‎in this paper‎, ‎we compare $overline{{pi}}_2$-index with‎ ‎some well-known graph invariants such as the wiener index‎, ‎schultz‎ ‎index‎, ‎eccentric co...

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 clinical utility in comparison with concentric training and are often referred to as a strengthening programme. Yet the dose parameters of the eccentric loading do not reflect an optimal strengthening pro...

Baptista R, Onzi E, Goulart N, Dos Santos LD, Makarewicz G, Vaz M. Effects of Concentric Versus Eccentric Strength Training on the Elderly’s Knee Extensor Structure and Function. JEPonline 2016;19(3):120-132. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of eccentric vs. concentric 12-wk strength training program on the quadriceps properties of elderly men. Twenty-three subjects performe...

Tendinopathy can result from overuse and is experienced in the affected tendon as pain with activity, focal tenderness to palpation, and decreased ability to tolerate tension, which results in decreased functional strength. While tendinopathy often occurs in those who are active, it can occur in those who are inactive. Research has shown that an eccentric exercise program can be effective in th...

Abstract: Let G = (VG, EG) be a simple connected graph. The eccentric distance sum of G is defined as ξ(G) = ∑ v∈VG εG(v)DG(v), where εG(v) is the eccentricity of the vertex v and DG(v) = ∑ u∈VG dG(u, v) is the sum of all distances from the vertex v. In this paper the tree among n-vertex trees with domination number γ having the minimal eccentric distance sum is determined and the tree among n-...