"Use full range of motion (ROM)." That phrase captures one of our major philosophies of resistance training so well that it bears repeating. Use a full ROM. Use a full ROM. Good. Now that's hopefully ...

Changing into workout clothes and breaking a sweat isn’t always an option when you’re strapped for time or at work. Isometric exercises, a.k.a. “static contraction training,” could provide an ...

Isometric training has been practiced for centuries. The earliest adopters included martial artists in India, China and Japan, as well as yogis and Buddhist monks. Evidence suggests isometric ...

Building strength doesn’t have to involve many repetitions with weights. Those looking for a different regimen can try isometric exercises to work their muscles. “Isometric exercise is a static ...

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 out ...

As a doctor of physical therapy, I work with clients every day who are dealing with pain. The pain-medicine industry might tell you there are endless ways to reduce or eliminate pain without lifting a ...

Our fascination with rock-hard and chiselled abdominals goes right back to the ancient Greeks and their gods of Olympia who showed us what a cast iron stomach is all about. Isometric abdominal ...

Stretching is traditionally tacked on at the end of an exercise session and only if we have spare time. However, when we consider all of the benefits stretching provides both before and after exercise ...