Understand the science of lifting versus lowering to optimize your training and break through your next plateau.

If you think better workouts must leave you drained, sore, or barely able to walk the next day, this research takes aim at ...

We tend to focus on the upwards part of movement, but what happens on the way down can be just as beneficial.

Build muscle strength without pain or exhausting workouts. Slow lowering movements may be all you need, according to new ...

Marine Corps Sgt. Juan Del Haro, right, a drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, instructs Recruit Madrid Adam during a circuit course training event at Marine Corps ...

New sports science findings identify the eccentric phase of exercise—the lowering portion of a movement—as highly effective for building muscle and strength. Research shows eccentric contractions can ...