A muscle that is lengthening while it produces tension is performing a(n) __________ contraction. a muscle that is lengthening w

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A muscle that is lengthening while it produces tension is performing a(n) __________ contraction. a muscle that is lengthening w

hile it produces tension is performing a(n) __________ contraction. concentric maximal eccentric isometric

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devlian [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-28T08:27:55+03:00

A muscle that is lengthening while it produces tension is performing an eccentric contraction.
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Eccentric contraction is the contraction that occurs when the load on the muscle increases and at one point it reaches a stage where the external force on the muscle is greater than the force that the muscle can generate. As a result, the muscle is forced to lengthen due to the high external load.</span>