A concentric contraction is a type of muscle activation that causes tension on your muscle as it shortens. As your muscle shortens, it generates enough force to move an object. This is the most ...

Concentric exercises have the ability to increase the strength of your muscles, but you run the risk of injury when doing these training exercises. There are many type of concentric exercises, all of ...

Understand the science of lifting versus lowering to optimize your training and break through your next plateau.

My son and I are doing strength work exercises three times a week at his gym (GymEtc). As we talk about what exercises do what and how to do various exercises to get the most benefit, I think about ...

We tend to focus on the upwards part of movement, but what happens on the way down can be just as beneficial.

"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 ...