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Different eccentric phase tempos do not produce significant differences in strength and muscle hypertrophy for knee extensors, except for the Vastus Medialis.
Practitioners may not need to vary eccentric tempos for hypertrophy and strength gains in knee extensors, except for targeting the Vastus Medialis.
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Our results suggest that the different eccentric phase tempo is not able to produce differences in strength and muscle hypertrophy for knee extensors, except for the Vastus Medialis.
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Comparison of Different Eccentric Phase Tempo of Knee Extension Resistance Exercise on Hypertrophy Response
João Paulo Botero et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2018
DOI 10.1249/01.mss.0000536470.35345.d9
other · n=10
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