Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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what is isometric training...?

jutx687
jutx687
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Joined: 2002/01/28
Malaysia
2002/02/17, 02:42 AM
please, if ..someone can eplains further ...what is isometric resistance training ?
Philia2
Philia2
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Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2002/02/17, 03:05 AM
It's a static form of training, you contract the muscle but don't move.

Isometric training can be extremely good to develop strength.
You also got negative/excentric and positive/concentric training methods (which are the most commonly used).