ReviewExperimental gerontology2010
Preservation of eccentric strength in older adults: Evidence, mechanisms and implications for training and rehabilitation.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of Eccentric-based Training on Muscle Strength and Physical Function in Older Adults
Effect of Eccentric Contraction-based Resistance Exercise on Functional Recovery in Chronic Stroke Patients
Who cites it
53 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Eccentric:Concentric Strength Ratio of Human Skeletal Muscle In Vivo: Meta-analysis of the Influences of Sex, Age, Joint Action, and Velocity.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Chronic Adaptations to Eccentric Cycling Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Jumping Exercise on Muscular Power in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Iso-Inertial Resistance Training on Muscle Power in Middle-Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR aging · 2025Trial
- Muscle and tendon adaptations to moderate load eccentric vs. concentric resistance exercise in young and older males.GeroScience · 2021Trial
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- Eccentric cycling for chronic respiratory disease: Does helmet ventilation add value? A randomized controlled trial.Chronic respiratory diseaseTrial
- How muscle ageing affects rapid goal-directed movement: mechanistic insights from a simple model.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Do Flywheel Exercises Provide Eccentric-Overload Training?Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Stretching Before Resistance Training as a Strategy to Improve Stair Descent Performance in Older Women.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Using Isometric Squat Strength to Predict Concentric and Eccentric Squat Strength in Young and Older Adults.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025Article
- Using 30-s Prone Back Extension Repetition Maximum Test to Predict Concentric and Eccentric 1 Repetition Maximum Squat Strength in Young and Older Adults.Journal of aging research · 2025Article
- Effects of detraining on neuromuscular function and structural adaptations following once- or twice-weekly eccentric resistance training in older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Review
- Skeletal effects of eccentric strengthening exercise: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Skeletal muscle aging and sarcopenia: Perspectives from mechanical studies of single permeabilized muscle fibers.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Review
- Age-related differences in stepping stability following a sudden gait perturbation are associated with lower limb eccentric control of the perturbed limb.Experimental gerontology · 2022Article
- Applications of Eccentric Exercise to Improve Muscle and Mobility Function in Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
- Eccentric Exercise: Adaptations and Applications for Health and Performance.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Review
- Eccentric exercise in the prevention of patellofemoral pain in high-volume runners: A rationale for integration.Sports medicine and health science · 2021Article
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Abstract
Overall reductions in muscle strength typically accompany the aging process. However, older adults show a relatively preserved capacity of producing eccentric strength. The preservation of eccentric strength in older adults is a well-established phenomenon, occurring indiscriminately across different muscle groups, independent of age-related architectural changes in muscle structure and velocity of movement. The mechanisms for the preservation of eccentric strength appear to be mechanical and cellular in origin and include both passive and active elements regulating muscle stiffness. The age-related accumulation of non-contractile material in the muscle-tendon unit increases passive stiffness, which might offer mechanical advantage during eccentric contractions. In addition, the preserved muscle tension and increased instantaneous stiffness of old muscle fibers during stretch increase active stiffness, which might enhance eccentric strength. The fact that the preservation of eccentric strength is present in people with chronic conditions when compared to age-matched healthy controls indicates that the aging process per se does not exclusively mediate the preservation of eccentric strength. Physical inactivity, which is common in elderly and people with chronic conditions, is a potential factor regulating the preservation of eccentric strength. When compared to concentric strength, the magnitude of preservation of eccentric strength in older adults ranges from 2% to 48% with a mean value of 21.6% from all studies. This functional reserve of eccentric strength might be clinically relevant, especially to initiate resistance training and rehabilitation programs in individuals with low levels of strength.
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