I get tired of reading on bodybuilding forums about isometric training and how these “internet experts” think it doesn’t work.

They never offer facts or proof… only their opinion.

Which they proudly pronounce as if it were the word of GOD!

Well folks, here are the facts, read them and cry OR get emotional! I would like you to take a moment to read this entire article, this is not a repetition of the same topic. In this article I will break it down and give you all the facts.

Here is a short excerpt from an article published by NASA on isometric exercise.

Isometric exercises in space

“Strength exercises, says Fitts, involve two different types of resistance exercises…high-intensity isotonics, which shorten and lengthen muscles (for example, raising and lowering a dumbbell) and isometrics, which fully contract muscles without movement (for example, pushing against a door).

Both types of exercise could potentially reduce muscle atrophy in a space setting.

Fitts’s experiments with rats, however, suggest that isometrics may protect slow twitches better than isotonics.

Slow twitch muscle fibers develop very little force during relatively fast isotonic movements.” It seems to me that NASA has realized the power of isometric exercise!

Isometric training on earth

Oh wait, here’s another one for women, in case you thought isometric training was only for men. This is a small part of an interview with Jane Seymour, actress; about how he stays in incredible shape.

“TV for Life”: What is your favorite exercise these days?

Joan Seymour: “Why Isometrics! I used to throw my back a lot. A couple of years ago, it got so bad I couldn’t move. Turned out I had a herniated disc.

That’s the kind of injury you’d expect to see on a linebacker in the Super Bowl, not on a 115-pound woman. I had to have surgery. My doctor recommended isometric exercises to help me recover, so I’ve been doing them for over two years.”

“With isometrics, you have to focus on aligning your body and engaging the muscles. I get more out of isometrics than crunches. It has given me really strong abdominal muscles and I look longer and leaner than before.

I wasn’t really concentrating on looking good with isometrics, that was just a byproduct. The main thing is that it has helped me with my back pain. I don’t need a chiropractor or a massage therapist.”

I assume isometric training is being used for rehabilitation. But then what do doctors know!

Bottom line: Isometric exercise is a valuable training method that is based on scientific research and has been shown to work. Give it a try… what have you got to lose.