Training & Exercise Q23

The "eccentric phase" of a muscle contraction is when the muscle stays the same length.

a) True
b) False

Answer: B) false

MORE INFO:

In a concentric contraction, the muscle tension rises to meet the resistance then remains stable as the muscle shortens. During eccentric contraction, the muscle lengthens as the resistance becomes greater than the force the muscle is producing.

SOURCE:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3899915/#:~:text=In%20a%20concentric%20contraction%2C%20the,force%20the%20muscle%20is%20producing.