muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)
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isometric exercise::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | isometrics |
| Type of | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
Examples of isometric exercise
isometric exercise
Because guess how much equipment they can sell you teaching isometric exercise?
From the ocregister.com
Isometric exercise provides a fixed amount of resistance based on the force output of the muscle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Exercise training improves hemodynamic recovery to isometric exercise in obese men with type 2 diabetes but not in obese women.
From the sciencedaily.com
The reason for that is the type of exercise that is incurred with lifting or moving heavy objects is more what we'd called previously isometric exercise.
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So let's move on to the Bullworker, an isometric exercise device from the 1960s that shifted more than nine million units now gathering dust in more than nine million attics.
From the independent.co.uk
This strengthens the muscle at the specific joint angle at which the isometric exercise occurs, with some lesser gains in strength also occurring at proximal joint angles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In general, aerobic exercise carries greater benefits than the isometric weight lifting type exercise, but both are good.
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Finally, daily exercise mixing both aerobic walking and isometric muscle strengthening will do far more to improve memory and prevent frailty and falls than anything else.
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