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Thursday 29 December 2011

Isometric Contractions

Isometric Contractions are muscle contractions which causes the muscle length to remain the same whilst under tension. i.e. no shortening of the muscle.


Examples Include:

  • Tug of war 
  • Scrummaging in rugby 
  • Attempting to lift an immovable object 
  • Holding a weight at arm's length 
  • Strength tests in competitions such as World Strongest Man e.g. holding car batteries in front of you at arms length.

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