Snippit Sports Science Podcast

Snippit is made possible by listeners like you. Please help support the podcast: ► https://www.patreon.com/snippitscience    Recently, the concept of eccentric overload training has been gaining a lot of social media coverage and popularity.  This type of training has been around for a while despite its uncommon use in an S&C coach’s toolbox.   Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Volume 20, Issue 10, October 2017, Pages 943-951   Skeletal muscle functional and structural adaptations after eccentric overload flywheel resistance training: a systematic review and meta-analysis   Sergio Maroto-Izquierdo David García-López Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalo Osvaldo C. Moreira Javier González-Gallego José A. de Paz   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.03.004   Abstract   Objectives The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of flywheel (FW) resistance training with Eccentric Overload (FW-EOT) on muscle size and functional capacities (i.e. strength and power) in athletes and healthy subjects, a