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Your Muscles Contract in 3 Different Ways—Here’s Why That Matters When You Work Out

When you take a muscle through the full range of motion, it goes through three phases of muscle contraction: eccentric, isometric, and concentric. Placing more attention on one phase can yield ...
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Shake up Your Workout by Slowing Down and Focusing on These Moves

Rather than speeding through strength training exercises, I’ve learned it’s best to slow down and focus my movements. Whether you are pushing, pulling, lifting, or lowering, there are multiple parts ...
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Understanding Eccentric vs. Concentric Movement Can Unlock More Gains

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." IF YOU'RE LIKE most guys in the gym, when you’re doing a big lift—whether it’s a max bench, a PR ...
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Want to Make More Gains? Understanding This Aspect of Your Lifts Can Unlock Your Goals.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." POV: YOU’RE COMPLETING your final set of heavy bench presses, and the last rep of your set doesn’t quite ...
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This Part Of Your Exercise Reps Is The Key To Muscle Growth—And You’re Probably Ignoring It

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your ...