The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study. The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, ...

What Are Eccentric and Concentric Contractions? Eccentric contractions occur when a muscle lengthens under load, such as ...

Researchers have investigated the effect of increased cell temperature on the contractility of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle by heating the muscle proteins using advanced microscopical techniques ...

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Olympics – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely ...

There’s evidence that it works. Studies have found that cold water immersion can reduce soreness, although not all studies show a benefit. Water temperatures around 10 degrees C (50 degrees F) for ...

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a form of assisted stretching. It combines passive stretching with muscle contraction. First, your partner applies force to stretch your muscle ...

Pain is an unfortunate part of life. As much as we'd like to avoid it, sometimes we just can't. Injuries occur unexpectedly, ...

For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle ...

Magnesium glycinate is one of the several nutrients that are important for this process and has been getting more and more ...

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Winter Games this year — and at almost all professional sporting ...

The concentration curl is the antithesis of sloppy, rushed reps performed directly in front of the weight rack mirror.