isokinetic exercise

[ahy-soh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-]

noun

1. exercise or a program of exercises to increase muscular strength, power, and endurance based on lifting, pulling, or pushing variable weight or resistance at a constant speed.

2. any specific exercise of this type.

Word History and Origins

Origin of isokinetic exercise¹

First recorded in 1955–60; iso- + kinetic