Elitefts™ Team Member, Columnist, and Strongman Competitor Jon Mike has an article he co-authored featured in the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal.
Strength & Conditioning Journal:
My article "How to Incorporate Eccentric Training into a Resistance Training Program" was just published in this months issue of NSCA Strength and Conditioning Journal. Very proud of this article and will serve as an important guide to coaches and trainers on using eccentrics for athletic & even clinical populations. #Eccentrics- Jon Mike
An eccentric action results when the force produced inside the muscle is less than what is applied to the muscle externally (5) and results in active lengthening of the muscle fibers under some level of load.
ABSTRACT:
ECCENTRIC TRAINING AND ECCENTRIC MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS FOCUS ON ACTIVE LENGTHENING WHILE LOADED. WHEN COMPARED WITH CONCENTRIC MOVEMENTS, ECCENTRIC ACTIONS YIELD GREATER FORCE LEVELS WITH CONCOMITANT LOWER NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVATION LEVELS. ECCENTRIC TRAINING IS MAINLY INCORPORATED INDIRECTLY BY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS LEADING TO IT BEING OFTEN UNDERUSED AND UNDERVALUED. ECCENTRIC TRAINING CAN READILY BE INCORPORATED INTO A TRAINING PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE USE OF NONTRADITIONAL EXERCISES FOR ALL POPULATIONS. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE SCIENCE OF ECCENTRIC TRAINING AND EXTENDS THIS SCIENCE BY FOCUSING ON PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS. SUGGESTED PROGRESSIONS ARE PROVIDED DEPENDING ON TRAINING BACKGROUND ALONG WITH CASE STUDY SCENARIOS.
Courtesy of LWW Journals