Types of Muscles Contractions

The 3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Your speed training program will deliver your best sports performance when you train your muscles with all three! Part 4 of 4 – Isometrics Part  1 – Muscle Contraction Types Part  2 – Weight Lifting Part  3 – Plyometrics  Part  4 – Isometrics    In this section, I’m discussing several different types of isometric exercises and define which types of muscle contractions are involved in the exercise, and why that exercise is important to overall athletic performance.  Isometric Training Isometric training exercises are unique for several reasons.  First, they are… read more

The 3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Your speed training program will deliver your best sports performance when you train your muscles with all three! Part 3 of 4 – Plyometrics Part  1 – Muscle Contraction Types Part  2 – Weight Lifting Part  3 – Plyometrics  Part  4 – Isometrics In this section, I am discussing several different types of plyometic exercises and define which types of muscle contractions are involved in the exercise and why that exercise is important to overall athletic performance. Plyometric Training Most people use plyometrics training because they involve what is termed… read more

 The 3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Your speed training program will deliver your best sports performance when you train your muscles with all three! Part 2 of 4 – Weight Lifting Part  1 – Muscle Contraction Types Part  2 – Weight Lifting Part  3 – Plyometrics  Part  4 – Isometrics   This section describes several different types of weight lifting exercises and defines which types of muscle contractions are involved in the exercise, and explains why that exercise is important to overall athletic performance. Weight Lifting Weight lifting, otherwise known as strength training, forms the foundation… read more

The 3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Your speed training program will deliver your best sports performance when you train your muscles with all three! Part 1 of 4 Part  1 – Muscle Contraction Types Part  2 – Weight Lifting Part  3 – Plyometrics  Part  4 – Isometrics Weight training, plyo training and cardio training, as effective as they are, only incorporate concentric and eccentric muscle contractions and therefore, if that is the extent of your speed training, you will be missing out on the third key ingredient in sports training, known as isometric contractions. Sports skills… read more