Metabolic Study of Concentric and Eccentric Muscle Training

Launched by VORARLBERG INSTITUTE FOR VASCULAR INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT · Oct 10, 2006

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ClinConnect Summary

Physical exercise decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Skeletal muscle can be exercised by two ways: Concentric contraction is defined as active shortening of muscles, e.g. by stepping upwards, whereas eccentric muscle contraction is defined as active resistance to stretching, e.g. by stepping downwards. Although the effects of exercise (i.e. the combination of concentric and eccentric muscle contraction) on metabolic parameters have been extensively investigated, there are no data on the specific metabolic effects of concentric versus those of eccen...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • healthy men and women
• • age over 30 years
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • previous systematic endurance training (≥3 times per week ≥30 min)
• • body mass index \>30 kg/m2
• • heavy smoking (\>20 cigarettes per day)
• • regular alcohol consumption \>60g per day
• • established musculoskeletal disease
• • history of cardiovascular disease
• • diabetes mellitus
• • unwillingness to stay in the area for the whole study period