Isometrics or isometric exercises are a type of exercise that involves holding a muscle in a fixed position for a prolonged period of time. This prolonged contraction of muscle strengthens the muscles and bones. Isometric training can be performed at home and in the gym. It’s also beneficial for athletes and individuals who want to increase their strength, endurance, and muscle mass.
Isometric training involves holding a particular position of your muscles without moving the muscles— this is known as contraction. For example, performing an isometric push-up would involve keeping your elbows locked at your sides without moving them up or down. Performing isometric exercises at home is simple since you don’t need any equipment other than your body weight to perform these exercises. You can perform isometric exercises on the floor, sitting in a chair, or even in bed. Isometrics can also be done in a gym with adjustable machines, weights, and resistance bands that target specific muscle groups.
Isometrics has many benefits for both athletes and individuals who just want to increase their fitness level.
1) Strengthens muscles by causing micro-tears in muscles due to the constant tension it places on muscles. This improves the force production of your skeletal system and makes it easier to perform heavy lifts and exercise again soon after performing an isometric exercise.
2) Can be performed at home so anyone can do it no matter where they live or what their physical condition is like. This makes it easy to work on improving different aspects of one’s fitness such as endurance, strength, coordination and more. Plus, you don’t need any equipment for these types of home workouts which makes it an attractive option for gyms that have limited resources for fitness classes.
3) Doesn’t require any special equipment like free weights do. Body-weight is all that is needed. However, it can also be done using equipment. Most gyms have various types of machines that allow people to perform multiple types of exercises such as squats, bench press, leg press etc.. geared towards building upper body strength and muscular development.
By using various types of machines for isometric training in the gym, you can maximize results by focusing on different areas of your body depending on what type of exercise you’re doing (e.g., leg press vs normal bench press or holds).
Anyone can benefit from isometric training since all it takes is dedication and time to improve existing fitness levels through this type of exercise programming technique. Training your entire body this way will help strengthen all major muscle groups while increasing bone density and physical fitness levels overall. The benefits are tremendous.
