Want to do strength training while recovering from an injury? Go for isokinetic exercise, which can strengthen muscles, and assist in rehabilitation after an injury.

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

Skeletal muscles can convert chemical energy into mechanical energy to cause voluntary muscle contraction and movement. Skeletal muscle is composed of fascicles, bundled units of multiple muscle ...

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As you explore the benefits of isotonic exercise, know which moves you can include in your fitness regime. It is categorised as exercise which involves the contraction and shortening of muscles ...

They also performed 120 s of isometric handgrip (IHG) at 30% maximal voluntary contraction and underwent 180 s of post-exercise ischemia (PEI) to isolate the muscle metaboreflex. The carotid BP (cBP) ...

KCL Department of Biophysics: glass and acetate slides ('quarter plates', 'whole plates' and 'half plates') relating to the work of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit (KCL ...

In the present study, 10 sessions of eccentric contraction training led to a significant increase in isotonic strength in comparison to a single session of eccentric stress. Moreover, both stress ...