ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Eccentric Exercise: Physiological Characteristics and Acute Responses.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of eccentric phase tempo on acute neuromechanical responses and short-term post-exercise recovery in healthy trained and recreationally active adults: a systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Acute and Chronic Effects of Accentuated Eccentric Loading vs. Constant-Load Resistance Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
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- Eccentric-Only Versus Concentric-Only Isokinetic Strength Training Effects on Maximal Voluntary Eccentric, Concentric and Isometric Contraction Strength: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Plant-Based Proteins on Recovery from Resistance Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Healthy Young Adults-A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Accentuated eccentric loading in lower-body resistance training: a systematic review of acute and chronic adaptations on strength, power, and speed outcomes.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Building for the Future: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Eccentric Resistance Training on Measures of Physical Performance in Youth Athletes.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
- Development of Maximal Dynamic Strength During Concurrent Resistance and Endurance Training in Untrained, Moderately Trained, and Trained Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of essential amino acid supplementation on musculotendinous recovery following eccentric plantar flexor exercise: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- Acute muscle damage responses in elbow flexors following eccentric quasi-isometric exercise.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Tart cherry supplementation causes differential regulation of skeletal muscle proteome after eccentric exercise.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
- Artepillin C-rich propolis extract supplementation promotes muscle recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage in resistance-trained young females: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Erythrocyte Glycolytic and Redox Metabolism Affects Muscle Oxygenation and Exercise Performance: A Randomized Double-Blind Crossover Study in Men.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Trial
- Effects of concentric and eccentric exercise regimens on bioenergetic efficiency of lymphocytes in sedentary males.European journal of sport science · 2024Trial
- Effects of a Manual Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation and Tissue Stiffness Following Submaximal Eccentric Trunk Extensor Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Carbohydrate Mouth Rinses before Exercise Improve Performance of Romanian Deadlift Exercise: A Randomized Crossover Study.Nutrients · 2024Trial
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- An 8-Week Program of Plyometrics and Sprints with Changes of Direction Improved Anaerobic Fitness in Young Male Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Greater Power but Not Strength Gains Using Flywheel Versus Equivolumed Traditional Strength Training in Junior Basketball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
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Abstract
An eccentric contraction involves the active lengthening of muscle under an external load. The molecular and neural mechanisms underpinning eccentric contractions differ from those of concentric and isometric contractions and remain less understood. A number of molecular theories have been put forth to explain the unexplained observations during eccentric contractions that deviate from the predictions of the established theories of muscle contraction. Postulated mechanisms include a strain-induced modulation of actin-myosin interactions at the level of the cross-bridge, the activation of the structural protein titin, and the winding of titin on actin. Accordingly, neural strategies controlling eccentric contractions also differ with a greater, and possibly distinct, cortical activation observed despite an apparently lower activation at the level of the motor unit. The characteristics of eccentric contractions are associated with several acute physiological responses to eccentrically-emphasised exercise. Differences in neuromuscular, metabolic, hormonal and anabolic signalling responses during, and following, an eccentric exercise bout have frequently been observed in comparison to concentric exercise. Subsequently, the high levels of muscular strain with such exercise can induce muscle damage which is rarely observed with other contraction types. The net result of these eccentric contraction characteristics and responses appears to be a novel adaptive signal within the neuromuscular system.
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