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Exercising one arm has twice the benefits.

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New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has revealed that training one arm can improve strength and decrease muscle loss in the other arm – without even moving it.

The findings could help to address the muscle wastage and loss of strength often experienced in an immobilised arm, such as after injury, by using eccentric exercise on the opposing arm.

In eccentric exercises, the contracting muscle is lengthening, such as when lowering a dumbbell in bicep curls, sitting on a chair slowly or walking downstairs. Previous research has shown these exercises are more effective at growing muscle than concentric exercises, in which muscle are shortening such as when lifting a dumbbell or walking up stairs.

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Hah! A kind of exercise BOGOF :D

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Jaybird19 in reply to O2Trees

Clever, had to think about that one

Did get t one "almost bogof" for a penny this week in Holland and Barrett penny sale.

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2greys in reply to O2Trees

I am just wondering. If I exercise each limb separately can I end up looking like Popeye or as I have a full beard, Brutus?

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O2Trees in reply to 2greys

Try it! Never know, it might work 2G :)

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Badbessie

I still have atrophy to the muscles around my right shoulder. I found this very interesting.

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Bkin

Handy when one arm is injured :)

from 2018 nytimes.com/2018/05/16/well....

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