Eccentric training is a necessary program for every fitness goal. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, build muscle, or gain strength, eccentric training has the scientific backing to prove it’s effective for all three goals.
What is Eccentric Movement?
An eccentric movement is when your muscle focuses on active lengthening while loaded. Like lengthening our arms as we pump up and down, lunging side to side with both our arms in a lengthened position or lengthening the biceps as you lower a dumbbell after a curl. It is an active movement.
Every muscle fibre in your body is the strongest as it moves eccentrically. Eccentric movement is essential for balance, mobility and physical functions such as walking downstairs or lowering objects to the ground.
What is Eccentric Training?
Basically, Eccentric Training is dynamic. We are always moving. The Eccentric training involves using a one-second concentric contraction with a four-second eccentric contraction. We pull up the muscle to lengthen, pull out to release the joints to help with mobility while dynamically moving.
In our particular Eccentric Training, we work all the 650 muscles in one hour. For private training, we'll focus on a particular area you want to strengthen.
Most importantly, there is no passive stretching here.
In our Eccentric Training, we also include PNF techniques because these provide the most gains in increasing range of motion (ROM) in the shortest amount of time. There is no equipment designed to rebalance your body, to help even out the muscle imbalances that can lead to pain and injury.
How does Eccentric Training Help You To Build A Better Body?
Faster muscle gains
Research has shown that eccentric training is superior to concentric training at building both muscle size and strength. Of course, you'll need to commit to an Eccentric training program that includes 3 times of week of training with a proper diet.
Also, ladies, muscle gains mean faster metabolism.
Greater metabolic boosts
When you work with me, we work slowly in Eccentric training. That's because research has found that slowing down the eccentric phase as you lengthen or during a lift can significantly increase your resting metabolic rate (RMR) - meaning the number of calories you burn at rest.
More flexibility
Eccentric exercises may reduce the need for performing dedicated "flexibility" workouts. Research also found that eccentric training increases muscle length. So logically, many rehabilitation professionals are adopting this strategy as opposed to stretching.
Lowers risk of injury
Eccentric exercises strengthen not just your muscles but also your body’s connective tissues, helping to reduce any aches and pains and prevent injuries ranging from tendinitis to ACL strains.
Overall, Eccentric Training will move you through your entire range of motion, helping you to create toned, lean and strong arms, slender thighs and quads and improved posture.
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