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What is Muscle Action? Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Muscles

Mel Siff | September 29, 2021

The process of muscle contraction is central to all fitness, strength and sports training, yet there are many aspects of this apparently well-known phenomenon that are not adequately understood even at a more popular level.

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