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What is Eccentric contractions?

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An eccentric (lengthening) muscle contraction occurs when a force applied to the muscle exceeds the momentary force produced by the muscle itself , resulting in the forced lengthening of the muscle-tendon system while contracting (Lindstedt at al 2001

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Answer:

An eccentric contraction is the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load.

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