The eccentric phase, when the muscle lengthens under load during a lift, is not just the "lowering" part. It’s a biomechanically strategic window where you have a potential for increased fast twitch fiber recruitment, more tension on the “high potential hypertrophy fibers”, and you can create a metabolic and neural adaptation that will push your gains like never before. In other words, the eccentric muscle action carries some unique hypertrophy potential that we believe, you’d be missing out on gains if you didn’t take advantage of. There are three main note worthy pieces when it comes to the eccentric phase’s hypertrophy potential that we want to show you. For one, it’s a very mechanically advantageous way to extend your time under tension. The more time under an effective load you spend, the more potential for hypertrophy you have in relation to TUT. Two, the eccentric is key for improving strength! They help improve inter and intramuscular coordination which will help you contr...