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Isometric exercises are for real or a hoax?

I'm tired of reading the forums on fitness training and how isometric, these "Internet experts" think it does not work.

They never provide proof or facts ... just their opinion.

They proudly pronounce it as if it were God's Word!

Well folks, here are the facts read em and weep or get angry! I want you to take a moment to read this entire article is not a rehash of the same subject. In this article I'll break it down for you and give you all the facts.

Here's a short snip from an article published by NASA on isometric exercise.

Isometric exercises In Space

"Strength exercises, says Fitts, involves two types of resistance exercises ... isotonic high intensity, which shortens and lengthens the muscles (eg, lifting and lowering a dumbbell), and isometrics, which fully contracts muscles without movement (eg pushing against a door).

Both types of exercise could potentially reduce muscle atrophy in space environment

Fitts' experiences with rats, however, suggest that isometrics may protect slow fibers better than isotonic.

Slow fibers of muscle fibers develop very little force during relatively fast isotonic movements. "

I think that NASA has made the force of isometric exercise!

Isometric training on Earth

Oh wait, here's one for the ladies, just in case you thought of isometric training was just for men.

This one of a small an interview with Jane Seymour, actress, how she keeps in shape unbelievable.

"Lifetime TV": What is your freedom of choice these days?

Jane Seymour: Isometrics! I "used to throw my back out often. Why a few years ago, it got so bad that I could not move.

It turned out I had a herniated disc.

That's the kind of injury you would expect to see in a linebacker in the Super Bowl, not a woman who weighs 115 pounds. I had to undergo surgery. My doctor recommended isometrics to help my recovery, so I made for more two years. "

"With isometrics, you need to focus on aligning your body and engaging the muscles. I get more isometric that the tightening. It gave me stomach muscles strong, and I have one, look leaner than ever.

I was not really concentrating on looking good isometric - Who is a byproduct. The key is that it helped with my back pain. I do not need a chiropractor or a masseur. "

I guess Isometric training is used for rehabilitation. But then what doctors know!

In Part 2, I will reveal what Olympic Teams throughout the world think about Isometric training

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