Isometric exercises, like planks and wall sits, have proven to be highly effective in lowering blood pressure. This practice, ...

Fitness experts weigh in on the differences between concentric vs. eccentric exercise, and why both are important.

Background Most studies of exercise-induced muscle injury have focussed on eccentric contractions, which are known to produce damage and delayed soreness. It is less well known that isometric ...

Surface EMG data were collected from the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL), and gluteus medius (Gmed) muscles of the dominant leg of each subject during three single leg, weight ...