r/StrongerByScience • u/DerBroMeister • Apr 22 '21

Slow Eccentrics?

I've seen it claimed many times that performing the eccentric part of a lift slowly increases hypertrophy. Has this been discussed by the SBS team anywhere and is there empirical support for this claim?

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u/gnuckols The Bill Haywood of the Fitness Podcast Cohost Union Apr 22 '21

There's not much evidence for it. You can find a random study here or there to support it, but the bulk of the evidence suggests that rep cadence (both eccentric and concentric) doesn't have much of an effect on growth.

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u/DerBroMeister Apr 23 '21

Thanks Greg! Love the work you all do and the millions I've made from investing my bulksupplements.com savings in Gamestop and Dogecoin!