TY - JOUR AU - Alves, Thâmara AU - Guarnier, Flávia A. AU - Campoy, Fernanda AS AU - Gois, Mariana O. AU - Albuquerque, Maíra C. AU - Seraphim, Patrícia M. AU - Netto, Jayme Junior AU - Vanderlei, Luiz Carlos Marques AU - Padovani, Carlos R. AU - Cecchini, Rubens AU - Pastre, Carlos Marcelo PY - 2013 DA - 2013/11/21 TI - Strength gain through eccentric isotonic training without changes in clinical signs or blood markers JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 328 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Localized exercises are widely used in rehabilitation processes. The predominant options are exercises with an emphasis on either concentric or eccentric contractions. Eccentric exercises promote greater strength gains compared to classical concentric stimuli, but can cause muscle damage. The aim of present study was to compare strength training composed of 10 sessions with progressive loads between groups with a predominance of concentric versus eccentric contraction through an analysis of isotonic strength, pressure pain threshold, creatine kinase, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and cortisol. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-328 DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-14-328 ID - Alves2013 ER -