Eccentric Training from Olympic Gold Medalist Adam Nelson (Cont'd)
March 16, 2018
Becoming Bulletproof
Many injuries occur when during the landing or transitional phases of a given movement. For example, most knees get blown out during an aggressive change of direction. Most shoulders or pectoral muscles get injured when bracing from a fall. Those are both examples of eccentric actions. These injuries occur when the collective strength of the muscles and tendons (and sometimes bones) are incapable of handling a specific stress like landing. Increasing your eccentric strength will make you less prone to injuries.
Wrapping it Up
So that’s more than most you will ever need to know about Eccentric Training and really the three phases of a lift. Like what you read here and want to learn more or include this style of training in your preparation for the D10? Stay tuned. Those workouts are coming soon! Shoot me an email at adam.nelson@thed10.com titled “HOOK ME UP!” and I’ll let you know where and when you can find them.