"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 ...

"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 ...

Eccentric exercise focuses on movements, or phases of a movement, that lengthen the muscles. Some examples of eccentric exercise include lowering into a squat or lowering into a press-up. In contrast, ...

If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your dumbbells drop after a curl—you might be missing a major opportunity to build strength. That ...

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 ...

This is a common strength training technique that involves manipulating the muscle lengthening portion of an exercise, usually by slowing down the movement. Share on Pinterest Getty Images/Eugenio ...

In weightlifting or calisthenics, an eccentric movement occurs when you lower the weight or lower your body, such as the downward portion of a pushup or the lowering of a dumbbell. A concentric ...

Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...

A recent study found that if you lift weights for just three seconds a day for five days, you will actually see an improvement in muscle strength. The study, published in the journal Scandinavian ...

When I really don’t want to exercise, I’ll rush through a workout just to mark it off my to-do list. But the faster I try to get it done, the sloppier I get. Instead of moving with intention, I’m ...