Do Isometrics Build Muscle? (YES IF…)
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It does work. The problem is that the industry couldn't sell lots of equipment with it. Isotonics does sell equipment.
Isometrics builds muscle, strength and endurance through neurological adaptation.
I think the best example of how this type of strength is functional are gymnasts. It also has a lot of value in grappling as well
It's hard to understand what to believe with so many different theories.
My understanding (which is only that, I'm open to learning), isometrics help to strengthen your tendons?
If that is correct, strengthening your tendons help to reduce risk of injury, and potentially increase the weight you can lift?
If those are true, then would it be a good idea to train both isometrically and dynamically in intervals?
Muscle length under extreme tension is the key for development. Less risk of bad muscle damage / injuries doing iso as well.
Iso for tendon strength, which indirectly helps you build muscle when you do muscle building lifts
Bruce Lee the goat!!! 130lbs 5’7 small thin body type and was extremely small but strong !!!! So yes it builds tendon strength and muscles
Cool. Isometrics are real gem.
I'm 81 1 year after a surgery I was supposed to die, I would have died without. When I do barbells I get pain the shoulders so I'm trying Isometrics in order to keep going instead of laying off for a weak till the pain and sore muscles stops.Part of it is Yoga poses that also help with staying flexable.
I seen athlean x wearing a t shirt😮
Just kidding,great videos.
Isometrics don't work, huh??….
Walk around a grocery store with a gallon of milk for a while
and see how how quickly you switch hands. lol
I thought from what I read and saw previously, that you have to hold the yielding isometric for 30/60 seconds, and the overcoming isometric for 5/8 seconds.
I’m confused now 🫤
If you do wall sits for a minute, you'll definitely be sore
Lol. You can see Jeff develop a visible pump after doing that final overcoming iso
Good explanation
Mike Mentz pushed this theory in the 70s. His phyisique was no joke!
it makes sense that isometrics would build great strength in the position that you are doing the hold in, but what about the fact that you are not working full range of motion, does it mean that you would not have the same strength that you built in that straight arm position when you got the arm to 90 degrees? or if you build the muscle and strength in that straight arm position would it automatically be there wherever the arm was in it's range of motion. if the former, then would you recommend doing those isometric contractions holds at various angles through the range of motion of whatever joint/body part you were working?
isometric handstands against a wall 40 secs 5 times a day
you will notice bigger traps shoulders and triceps within 2 months
i did these because my shoulders were torn and they worked better then ohp & military press
my gym manager hates that I do isometrics, and tells me to do reps, not time
So do isometrics for 1 hour at a time when lifting the stack?
Isn't 30 40 50 seconds isometric exercise too much to hold? This can lead to cardiovascular problems.
At university, my cardio teacher said that the muscles can hold that contraction for more than 12 seconds, but the heart, in time, can't. Isn't dangerous?
I study Physical Therapy at Med School and I really wanna know your opinion
All these new guys on YouTube acting like isometrics are some new thing lol
Jeff has been ahead forever.
Good training it all. Powerlifting bodybuilding, endurance, iso
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All of it
if you say this doesn’t work you haven’t tried it. if you’ve given it it’s chance then you know it works.. love it! 🙏🏼🫡
great for rehab as well. also hepled me with elbow pain doing pull ups.
Check out the huge biceps of gymnasts! Huge biceps despite no isolation exercises. Just chin ups and isometric holds for the events they do.
Research has shown that isometric holds with the muscle lengthened are the most effective.
Awesome great details in the why and how it works
This is how you build tendons and ligaments. Be sure to rest for a few days to give the connective tissues a chance to slowly recover, it takes longer than muscles, since the blood flow works differently. If you do rehab work, very light weight high reps, throughout the day, you can get the blood moving quicker. Movement gets the fluids moving through the structures, otherwise the blood doesn't really move. I'd save it for the last day, then take the weekend off and the tendons should probably be good by Monday.