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The Effect of a Novel Achilles Brace on Concentric and Eccentric Achilles Tendon Loading During Tendon Tear Mechanisms [PDF]

open access: yesLife
(1) Achilles tendon rupture is one of the most severe lower-limb injuries, frequently occurring during movements involving maximal dorsiflexion with the knee at near-full extension.
Roni Gottlieb   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Relationships between lower-body muscle structure and, lower-body strength, explosiveness and eccentric leg stiffness in adolescent athletes [PDF]

open access: green, 2015
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether any relationships were present between lower-body muscle structure and, lower-body strength, variables measured during a counter-movement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ), and eccentric leg ...
Farley, Oliver R   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Differences in countermovement vertical jump force-time metrics between starting and non-starting professional male basketball players

open access: yesFrontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
With force plates being widely implemented for neuromuscular performance assessment in sport-specific settings and various force-time metrics being able to differentiate athletes based on their performance capabilities, the purpose of the present study ...
Dimitrije Cabarkapa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

American Eccentric Cinema, by Kim Wilkins

open access: yesAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 2021
Ever since Jeffrey Sconce discovered the “smart film”—a late twentieth/early twenty-first century sensibility surfacing in the American cinema geared toward the Gen-X indie spectator—numerous studies have appeared to further delineate the typological and
Ed Cameron
doaj   +1 more source

Seeking Eccentricity

open access: yesSociología y tecnociencia, 2020
This Sociology and Technoscience monograph extends conversations and uses of eccentricity as a methodological tool for doing research within the field of feminist and gender studies. The search for eccentricity responds to the editors’ interest in reflecting on and engaging with different methodological approaches which help deviate from canonical ...
Adelina Sánchez Espinosa   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Cardiovascular Response to Interval Exercise Is Modified by the Contraction Type and Training in Proportion to Metabolic Stress of Recruited Muscle Groups

open access: yesSensors, 2020
Background: Conventional forms of endurance training based on shortening contractions improve aerobic capacity but elicit a detriment of muscle strength.
Benedikt Gasser   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Habitual use of eccentric exercise has been recognised to increase strength and power; however, the current body of knowledge has limited potential to understand the application of such resistance training in athletic populations.
Bruce, C   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Supramaximal Eccentric Training for Alpine Ski Racing—Strength Training with the Lifter

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
Eccentric muscular work plays a large role in alpine ski racing. Training with supramaximal eccentric loads (SME) is highly effective to improve eccentric strength but potentially dangerous.
Carson Patterson, Christian Raschner
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of eccentric arm crank training - A pilot study

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Sport Science, 2023
Background Strength training plays an important role in a holistic training approach, not only for athletes but also for patients looking to (re)gain strength during rehabilitation.
Fabian Ammann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of reliability in isokinetic testing among adolescent basketball players [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background. The reproducibility of day-to-day testing of isokinetic concentric and eccentric muscular actions among adolescent basketball players aged 14 to 16 years and relationships of mean within-subject variation in two isokinetic testing sessions ...
Carvalho, Humberto M   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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