Eccentric (Sport)

Eccentric movements are often defined as those exercise movements involving the lengthening of muscle fibers. Eccentric movements are involved in deceleration such as landing from a jump and parts of the movement of catching a ball such as a basketball. They form the opposite of contracting movements which are called concentric movements.

Stresses caused by eccentric movements greater than the athlete is accustomed to is believed to be a major cause of delayed onset muscle soreness, the term for the sometimes extreme soreness athlete suffer 24-48 hrs after an athletic event.

See also

• Exercise

External links

• http://fit4martialarts.com/plyometrics.htm