Isometrics

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  isometric exercise \i`so*met"ric ex"er*cise\, n.
     A system of exercise to strengthen specific muscles of the
     body by pushing parts of the body (such as the two hands)
     strongly against each other, or against a fixed object, so
     that the muscles are strongly stressed, but are stretched
     only a little. It is claimed to produce strength in the


     muscles thus exercised. Also called {isometrics}.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  isometrics \i`so*met"rics\, n.
     Same as {isometric exercise}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  isometrics
       n : muscle-building exercises (or a system of muscle-building
           exercises) involving muscular contractions against
           resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but
           the length of the muscle does not change) [syn: {isometric
           exercise}]