Sentences with phrase «eccentric hamstring strength»

Additionally, eccentric training has been found to be more effective than concentric training for improving eccentric hamstring strength (Mjølsnes et al. 2004) as well as hamstring strength overall (Kaminski et al. 1998).

Eccentric hamstrings strength and muscle fascicle length are key predictors of increased hamstrings strain injury risk.

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This can be prevented by training your hams with exercises that focus on building the most neglected part of leg strength — eccentric strength — and there's no better way to do that than with eccentric glute hamstring raises.

The Nordic hamstring curl allows coaches to load the ECCENTRIC portion of the lift, which is key to increasing the tensile strength and resistance to strain during explosive movements where the hips and quadriceps kick into full force mode.

There should also be a heavy emphasis on the development of eccentric strength as the research is fairly unequivocal here - if you lack eccentric strength, you are far more likely to suffer from hamstring injuries.

Since several studies have found that eccentric strength of the hamstrings is a risk factor for hamstring strain injury, eccentric hamstring training may be useful for addressing this problem.