Unanswered How Helpful is Eccentric Training?

[ucimigrate]

Body-for-Life and other programs around the Year 2000 spoke about how important eccentric training was to enhance the muscle stimulus.

Is that true?

What tactics have improved workout efficiency?

 

[Jeremyk1]

Can be useful for powerlifting as well. Most people will find they can control as much as 50% more weight on an eccentric contraction versus the concentric. It can help acclimate your body to greater loads, in theory.

For a general lifter, I’d recommend, like Resolve, to control your eccentric movements (for most people, this will include slowing it down some), but not obsessing over it.