Israetel, Ph.D., is an exercise scientist and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization, a company that provides training and ...

Fitness experts weigh in on the differences between concentric vs. eccentric exercise, and why both are important.

Squats and bicep curls are good examples of exercises that cause the muscle to change length throughout the movement. But isometric training involves simply contracting your muscles, which ...

Hypertension, or persistently high blood pressure, is a widespread health condition affecting over a billion individuals globally. Often developing unnoticed, it places significant strain on the ...

One way barre achieves that intensity is through isometric exercises, or holding a static position. “The idea here is that holding something in good form—and making it through the whole series ...

It is hard to decrease pain in-season with current treatments; eccentric exercises in-season have resulted in worsening of symptoms [Fredberg, 2008; Visnes, 2007]. Other exercise programs (isometric ...

Surface EMG data were collected from the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL), and gluteus medius (Gmed) muscles of the dominant leg of each subject during three single leg, weight ...

Wall sits are an effective exercise for weight loss, as they rapidly burn calories by engaging muscles through sustained ...