Background Tendinopathy is a common and disabling condition that can end an athlete's career. Eccentric loading has proven to be an effective treatment measure for tendinopathy. However, current ...

Learning to train smart with accentuated eccentric loading training can lead to greater strength gains compared to traditional isoinertial loads, shows study Hitting a plateau in strength training?

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.

Many experienced strength trainers try to overcome a plateau by trying to adapt their strength program, however this is sometimes ineffective. In just five weeks accentuated eccentric loading training ...