Stretch-Shortening Cycle Exercise Superior to Eccentric Exercises in the Elderly - Identical Size & Strength Gains, With a Functional Advantage for Stretch Shortening Ex.
A stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) is an active stretch (eccentric contraction) of a muscle followed by an immediate shortening (concentric contraction) of that same muscle - e.g. jump squats. Sacropenia, i.e. the age-related loss of muscle mass is a huge problem in our society. A problem the consequences of which start to surface way before older men and women suffer from serious limitations in their mobility and their ability to master (no longer) ordinary everyday-life tasks. The loss of muscle mass is after all associated with an ever-increasing risk of metabolic syndrome, i.e. obesity, diabetes, high blood lipids, etc. (Baumgartner. 2004; Kim. 2011) - in both, young and old individuals, as well. In contrast to many pharma-funded which spends millions of dollar on "promising new drugs" (that's what they say) to solve the problem. Learn more about building muscle at www.suppversity.com Tri- or Multi-Set Training for Body Recomp.? Alternating Squat & ...