Whether you want to improve your overall fitness or change up your existing exercise routine. Isometric workouts can help increase muscle strength and endurance, improve bone density and joint stability, and even reduce stress levels.
In a 2014 study by Maeo et al titled Neuromuscular Adaptations Following 12 Week Maximal Voluntary Co-Contraction Training, subjects stood with their arm fixed at a 90 degree angle and performed a maximum voluntary isometric contraction for 4 seconds followed by 4 seconds of relaxation. This was considered one repetition.
People say "I need to lose weight." What they mean, of course, is they need to lose body fat.
Losing weight is a really bad idea if the weight lost is muscle, which is active tissue that burns calories. Body fat doesn't burn calories, it just sits there. A loss of muscle mass while dieting can cause a cascade of ill effects.
Fatigue. Sweat. Soreness. Tired. Repeat. Does this typical workout program sound like a program you need to be healthy and fit?
Nope.
The truth is, it's a great way to accelerate the aging process; to look older, to feel older, and to be less healthy. Who wants that?
No one.
Calories In versus Calories Out, right? Wrong.
Back in 1956, a British doctor stationed in India made an important discovery: the same molecule that regulated fat metabolism in pregnant women could be used to regulate fat metabolism in those suffering from obesity.
In a recent study, age-related loss of strength was attributed to the inability of the nervous system to activate the muscle, and not found to be related to a loss of muscle mass.
The primary cause of loss in strength as we age was, until recently, believed to be loss of muscle mass.
Facial Diagnosis has been around for thousands of years. Dr. Todd Frisch is the leading expert in the field and best-selling author of the book ‘Why The Face’.
With advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the trend towards Telemedicine (due to COVID lockdowns these past couple years), facial diagnosis has become a powerful tool for diagnosing a wide range of emotional and physical problems with patients, using only pictures of the face.
Isometrics might not seem very exciting, but they can help you build muscle and strength like nothing else.
Isometrics: strength training without movement. It's a method championed through the decades by serious sports scientists and researchers. Many of the great modern-day strength coaches have been passionate advocates for isometrics: Louie Simmons, Pavel Tsatsouline, Christian Thibaudeau, Ross Enamait, and many more. But until now, there was never a way to measure progress accurately.
A British doctor stationed in India made a revolutionary discovery. It was possible to target fat, preserve muscle, and rapidly lose weight, comfortably, without starving yourself.
Dr. Simeons found the key was the optimal level of a glycoprotein, naturally found in the body, that triggers fat loss when following a specific diet.