Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Well, I mean, could you? Yeah, you can not focus on the eccentric component, which probably is not a great thing because not only is the eccentric component as important, there seems to be a synergism between eccentric and concentric exercise where the intracellular signaling cascade for eccentric exercise is somewhat different than that of concentric, and that would imply a synergism in terms of the hypertrophic response. There is also evidence that muscles develop regionally. So, there's interesting research that, like, certain parts of muscles will develop more than others, and eccentric exercise seems to work more in the distal portion of the muscle, whereas concentric seems to work more in the mid portion of the muscle. And, thus, combining them again would be beneficial. So, it doesn't seem to be...although, yes, you can reduce the soreness that's developed by not, you know, focusing on your concentric, I wouldn't suggest that.