Muscle Insertion. The insertion of the muscle is the end of the muscle attaching to the freely moving bone of its joint. Movement happens at joints, with one bone of the joint moving freely while the other remains relatively stationary.
The goal of the Alexander Technique is to teach people to restore an optimal relationship between head and spine, and, when necessary, replace faulty concepts that cause the mis-coordination, what Alexander called âmistaken beliefsâ, with more accurate, constructive concepts.
Eccentric training is strength training using only the lowering phase of an exercise. It is most commonly used for preventing or rehabilitating muscle strain injuries or tendinopathies. From a strength and conditioning point of view, eccentric training is very interesting because the strength gains are eccentric-specific. This means that the strength gains after eccentric training are greater when measured in an eccentric test of strength, compared to in a concentric test of strength.