For years we have been told the best way to get fitter and stronger is to lift something heavy, whether that’s a barbell or our own bodyweight. What if how we put it down was just as important?

For many people, the thought of beginning a fitness journey feels overwhelming. Between busy schedules, uncertainty about proper techniques, and concerns about injury, the barriers to starting ...

Credit: Unsplash You load up the barbell, drop into a heavy squat, and then practically free-fall to the bottom, letting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Below, personal trainers explain what eccentric exercise is, how it works, and they share a few eccentric exercises you can try at ...

As little as five minutes a day of eccentric exercise could offer significant health benefits to those living a sedentary lifestyle, researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found. The research ...

Slow and controlled is the best way to heighten your life. A new study has found that eccentric exercises, when done properly, can contribute to health span. In traditional weightlifting, three ...

When people think about exercise or weight training, they tend to focus on concentric exercises: those powerful movements that shorten muscles, like curling a dumbbell or powering upward in a squat.

View post: A Top Muscle-Centric Physician Warns This Common Cutting Strategy Might Actually Be Destroying Your Muscle It’s hard to squeeze workouts in. The good news is you don’t have to wake up at ...

If you think you need to ‘go hard’ at the gym to make your muscles stronger, think again! New research at ECU has revealed strenuous exercise and soreness is not needed to improve muscle size, ...

Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...