Isometric exercises might sound like something straight out of a fitness science lab, but they're actually one of the simplest and most effective ways to build muscle and strength. Imagine holding ...

To perform these exercises, take small sips of water or saliva and swallow hard, concentrating on contracting your throat ...

Objective: To determine if the combined isometric contractions of knee extension/hip adduction and knee extension/hip abduction will elicit a different quadriceps and gluteus medius electromyographic ...

Background Most studies of exercise-induced muscle injury have focussed on eccentric contractions, which are known to produce damage and delayed soreness. It is less well known that isometric ...