isometrics
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s a lot of body-weight stuff and isometrics and speed Russian lunges.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
I’ve been dipping back into Simone Weil for spiritual isometrics.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 2, 2017
Stop eating, take a deep breath, and do isometrics – small, unnoticeable muscle movements that will help you snap out of the adrenaline overload.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016
The Journal and Circulation, an American Heart Association publication, have now raised warning signals about both weight lifting and isometrics, exercises that increase the tone of muscles without changing their length.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a physical-fitness freak: running, lifting weights and experimenting with isometrics and electrical impulses meant to stimulate his muscles while he slept.
From Time Magazine Archive
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