Exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) is characterized by symptoms that present both
immediately and for up to 14 days after the initial exercise bout. The main consequence of …

Background Resistance training is an integral component of physical preparation for
athletes. A growing body of evidence indicates that eccentric strength training methods …

An eccentric contraction involves the active lengthening of muscle under an external load.
The molecular and neural mechanisms underpinning eccentric contractions differ from those …

Exercise-induced muscle damage is an important topic in exercise physiology. However,
several aspects of our understanding of how muscles respond to highly stressful exercise …

Background Monitoring athletes' external load during a soccer match may be useful to
predict post-match acute and residual fatigue. This estimation would allow individual …

Resistance exercise can result in localized damage to muscle tissue. This damage may be
observed in sarcolemma, basal lamina, as well as, in the contractile elements and the …

The purpose of this review was to provide a physiological rationale for the use of eccentric
resistance training and to provide an overview of the most commonly prescribed eccentric …

Eccentric (ECC) exercise is classically used to improve muscle strength and power in
healthy subjects and athletes. Due to its specific physiological and mechanical properties …

Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is quite a common consequence of unaccustomed
strenuous exercise, especially exercise containing eccentric contraction (lengthening …

The study of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) is of paramount importance not only
because it affects athletic performance but also because it is an excellent model to study the …