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.

Weighted or using just your bodyweight, these exercises are great for activating muscles, maintaining strength, and building endurance. A safe option during injury rehab, isometrics are also a ...

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 ...

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

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’ll be made to jump squat, press up or doing ...

Quadriceps isometric strength of each leg was measured at a knee joint angle of 1.57 rad (90°), and a Cybex 340 isokinetic dynamometer was used to measure the angle-torque and torque-velocity ...

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