I'm all for trying the latest and greatest trendy workouts. But part of building a fun fitness routine that *also* delivers major results includes going back to basics. I'm talking basics—as in, ...

The subscapularis tendon is a tendon that plays a role in the rotator cuff and shoulder biomechanics. It is one of four muscles that make up the rotator cuff, and helps the shoulder move in internal ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - A new study on sedentary people found that just five minutes a day of exercise helped them become more active and improved their strength. They focused on eccentric exercise. So, what ...

The word "eccentric", you’ll know, is most commonly used to describe someone or something unconventional – but in the world of fitness, it means something quite different. Thankfully, eccentric ...

A new study has revealed a technique for building muscle strength that requires only three seconds of exercise three times a week. Participants consisted of 26 young and healthy adults who were ...

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 ...

People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg--with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical ...