What is augmented eccentric loading or #AEL? Can you use it to improve your benchpress 1RM performance? The answer to these questions is provided by Samuel Montalvo, Ph.D., CSCS*D. Currently, Samuel works as a Research Fellow for the Rehabilitation Science department and as a Lecturer for the Kinesiology Department at the University of Texas at El Paso. He's interested in Human Exercise and Sports Performance #research. More specifically, Samuel is interested in researching novel training methods and protocols to achieve acute and chronic improvements in physical performance in athletic, geriatric, and special populations using an interdisciplinary approach.

Samuel’s ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel-Montalvo

Link to paper discussed: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351837043_Effects_of_Augmented_Eccentric_Load_Bench_Press_Training_on_One_Repetition_Maximum_Performance_and_Electromyographic_Activity_in_Trained_Powerlifters

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