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contraction
(redirected from concentric contraction)

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CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations.
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Moreover, the use of low-velocity concentric contractions in an exercise that overloads its intended muscle or muscle group will essentially present the same result.
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The submaximal elbow flexion elicited neuromuscular activity up to 95% of the maximum RMS value during the phase 3 of the concentric contraction for the IDC and DBC protocols.
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The extent of muscle hypertrophy is dependent upon protein degradation and synthesis, which may be enhanced through high intensity, high volume eccentric and concentric contractions.
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