Eccentric exercise per se does not affect muscle damage biomarkers: early and late phase adaptations.
Nikos V MargaritelisAnastasios A TheodorouPanagiotis N ChatzinikolaouAntonios KyparosMichalis G NikolaidisVassilis PaschalisPublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2020)
(1) eccentric exercise per se does not affect muscle damage biomarkers; (2) muscle damage occurs as a result of muscle unaccustomedness to this action type; (3) exercise-induced muscle damage is not a prerequisite for increased muscle strength. Collectively, we believe that muscle unaccustomedness to high-intensity eccentric exercise, and not eccentric exercise per se, is the trigger for muscle damage as indicated by muscle damage biomarkers.