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.

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 ...

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 ...

As well as this, further studies investigated the effect of working the muscle in the stretched position, to find it has ...

Climbing is physiologically unique in requiring sustained and intermittent isometric forearm muscle contractions for upward propulsion. The determinants of climbing performance are not clear but may ...