The Claim

There is insufficient evidence to conclude that any specific contraction mode (eccentric, concentric, or eccentric-concentric) or velocity (fast or slow) is superior for improving isotonic strength or quadriceps muscle volume in young healthy males after 12 weeks of training.

Source: Comparison of the Effects of Eccentric, Concentric, and Eccentric-Concentric Isotonic Resistance Training at Two Velocities on Strength and Muscle Hypertrophy.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
47score
Challenges
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Description
1 study reviewed
In plain English

We don’t have enough proof to say whether lifting weights slowly or quickly, or pushing down vs. lifting up, is better for building stronger or bigger thigh muscles in young, healthy guys after 12 weeks of working out.

See the scientific wording

There is insufficient evidence to conclude that any specific contraction mode (eccentric, concentric, or eccentric-concentric) or velocity (fast or slow) is superior for improving isotonic strength or quadriceps muscle volume in young healthy males after 12 weeks of training.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Comparison of the Effects of Eccentric, Concentric, and Eccentric-Concentric Isotonic Resistance Training at Two Velocities on Strength and Muscle Hypertrophy.

    The study tested different ways of lifting weights and found that no single way — whether slow, fast, pushing up, or lowering down — was better than the others for getting stronger or building bigger quads in young men after 12 weeks. So, the claim that no one method is clearly superior is backed up.

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