The Claim

In untrained young adults, eccentric training at 180°/s leads to greater increases in elbow flexor muscle thickness compared to concentric training at either 180°/s or 30°/s after an 8-week intervention, suggesting that faster eccentric contractions may enhance hypertrophic adaptation.

Source: The effects of eccentric and concentric training at different velocities on muscle hypertrophy

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

If you're new to working out, doing elbow curls by slowly lowering the weight (eccentric) faster than you raise it (concentric) might make your biceps grow bigger than doing the same movement slowly or just lifting fast.

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Eccentric training at 180°/s is associated with greater increases in elbow flexor muscle thickness than concentric training at either 180°/s or 30°/s in untrained young adults after 8 weeks, suggesting faster eccentric contractions may enhance hypertrophic adaptation.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The effects of eccentric and concentric training at different velocities on muscle hypertrophy

    The study found that doing slow-down movements (eccentric) at a fast speed (180°/s) made arm muscles grow more than doing push-up-style movements (concentric), even at the same speed or slower. So yes, fast eccentric training works best for building muscle.

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