Mechanical Tissue Damage
by Carmen Bott
Date Released : 01 Nov 2005
The leading cause of muscle damage related to exercise stems from mechanical factors. Muscle tension and active strain on lengthened fibers during eccentric contractions produce direct trauma to the muscle tissue. This differs greatly from the proposed oxidative stress placed on muscle tissue with pro-longed, intense endurance exercise. As .......
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