What is eccentric bench?!

Question: My coach sent me a workout program. One of the things is eccentric bench does anyone know what that is or a site were u can find workouts?

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Answers: My coach sent me a workout program. One of the things is eccentric bench does anyone know what that is or a site were u can find workouts?

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Eccentric contraction is when the muscle lengthens. I assume an eccentric bench is the eccentric phase of a bench press. In my sources there is a link to a video of a bench press which has the eccentric phase labeled.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjpyeu43t...

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