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Eccentric exercises: Lifting weights with one arm increases the strength of the other, study finds – The New Daily
Lifting weights with just one arm can improve the fitness of the other with no extra effort, a new Australian study has revealed.
Lifting weights with just one arm can improve the fitness of the other with no extra effort, a new Australian study has revealed.
Strength can be improved an muscle loss decreased in one arm without even moving it, simply by exercising with the other, the research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found.
The findings add weight to previous research which shows that “eccentric” exercises, are more effective at growing muscle than “concentric” exercises.
Eccentric exercises describe when the contracting…
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