When it comes to the gym, isometric exercises probably aren't the first movements that come to mind. But with 4.4k of you Googling 'isometric exercises' each month, you're probably curious to find ...

Three potentially international calibre women sprinters were given an eight weeks' isometric strength training programme for their legs, using 80% maximum strength as the loading factor. In an attempt ...

It turns out there are benefits to staying still. We get a bunch of PTs to explain all about isometric training. Head to most gym classes or YouTube workouts, and even in a strength session, you ...

Background: High resistance training enhances muscular strength, and recent work has suggested an important role for metabolite accumulation in this process. Objective: To investigate the role of ...

It's long been known that different positions on the football field fit different body types. A study led by the University of Kansas has gone beyond knowing that linemen are bigger with more body ...

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2008;59(10):1488-1494. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in the world. Resistance training has many beneficial ...

Wall squats are particularly good at lowering high resting blood pressure, a study of previous trials suggests Strength-training exercises such as wall squats or holding the plank position are ...