Hello Everybody and Happy Thursday! As we hinted at in the last post, after a strain, it’s really important to help make the pulled muscle stronger and more flexible again. It’s very important that the pulled muscle can work hard over whatever range of motion it needs during your desired sport/activity. That’s where eccentrics come in! We can make a muscle work really hard through a big range of motion and moving into a stretched position so it’s stronger and better able to handle those positions in life and in sport. Here are a few great ideas for eccentric exercise for different groups of lower body muscles.
On a related note, eccentric exercises can make your muscles feel sore for a day or two, especially if they are a new exercise to you. If you want to try these, just make sure you don’t overdo it and start slow. Try 1 set of 10 and see how your body responds over the next day or two. If you feel OK, try to work up to 3 sets of 10.
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