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Connective Adaptive Resistance Exercise (CARE) Machines for Accentuated Eccentric and Eccentric-Only Exercise:

James L Nuzzo1, Matheus D Pinto2, Kazunori Nosaka2

  • 1Centre for Human Performance, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia. j.nuzzo@ecu.edu.au.

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