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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isometrics::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | isometric exercise |
| Type of | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
Examples of isometrics
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The Bar Method is not ballet, it's a combination of dance and isometrics.
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He did isometrics, tightening his thigh muscles to prevent atrophy, a natural reaction to injury.
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Weems has been doing plenty of isometrics and workouts in the swimming pool in an effort to build strength.
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For the isometrics, you sit in same position.
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Let me give you a picture of isometrics.
From the heraldtribune.com
Isometrics strengthen muscles only at one point.
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I endured two hours of doing isometrics with my gluteus maximus before finally getting to the relatively sedate coast highway.
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This work typically requires reviewing stress analysis done by others, but sometimes also requires developing the model for isometrics.
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- 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)
- Isometric exercise or isometrics are a type of strength training in which the joint angle and muscle length do not change during contraction (compared to concentric or eccentric contractions, called dynamic/isotonic movements). ...
- Muscular exercise, whichinvolves the application of muscular tension without muscular movement. Isometric trainingdoes not involve muscular movement through a muscle's range of motion and does not improvethe ability of a muscle to exert force at any position. ...
- A form of exercise that uses resistance to strengthen muscles.
- A form of strength training marked by applying force to an immovable object.
