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isotonic contraction en · NOUN

Meanings

1. When a muscle generates force and changes length, with constant tension, as it moves a load, like lifting weights; it has two types: concentric (muscle shortens, e.g., lifting a bicep curl) and eccentric (muscle lengthens under load, e.g., lowering the weight).

Forms

Coordinates

isometric contraction · concentric contraction · eccentric contraction

Relateds

stretch shortening cycle