Tomohiro Yasuda, William F. Brechue, Taku Fujita, Yoshiaki Sato, Takashi Abe. (2008) Muscle Activation During Low-Intensity Muscle Contractions With Varying Levels of External Limb Compression.

The benefit of isometric exercise is that it tends to strengthen your core more than traditional isotonic exercises (when your joints are moving). Isometrics also lend to more stability and tend to ...

Recently, the DC/TMD has become an essential tool for the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). However, as they fail to include functional activities, new assessment proposals have emerged, ...

I’m often asked if there’s such a thing as an exercise rut. Unfortunately, yes, there is. People will start exercising a few times a week, initially responding favorably. But after six to nine months ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the results obtained from MFDFA technique applied to isometric and isotonic muscle contraction under different loading condition using Electromyography. An attempt has ...

The suspended crunch, or TRX crunch as it’s more commonly known, is a bodyweight reverse ab crunch in a plank pose with the feet suspended above the ground. We’re glad you asked. Unlike most ab ...

Muscle contractions greater than 20% of maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVC) result in increased intramuscular pressure and significant vessel compression which impedes arterial inflow to ...