Concentric phase

How it is used

Used in strength training and movement analysis. Coaches compare the concentric phase with the eccentric phase to cue speed, control, and technique.

Example sentences

1. During the concentric phase of the squat, the coach told me to drive through my heels and keep my chest up.

   Here it means the upward part of the squat, when the legs extend and the main muscles shorten under load.

2. The rehab plan used a slow concentric phase on the row to rebuild strength without jerking the shoulder.

   In this example, the term identifies the lifting portion being deliberately slowed for control and safer muscle work.

Common collocations

• slow concentric phase
• explosive concentric phase
• control the concentric phase
• concentric phase of the lift

Related terms

• repShort for repetition: one complete performance of an exercise, such as lifting and lowering a weight once or doing one push-up.
• squatAn exercise in which you bend your knees and hips to lower your body as if sitting down, then stand up again; done with body weight or a load.

More terms: Exercises & Technique

• push-up
• stretch
• deadlift
• bench press
• plank
• lunge
• pull-up
• form
• bodyweight exercise
• compound exercise
• isolation exercise
• eccentric phase