I Only Trained ISOMETRICS For a Week

Training without even moving! I try doing static exercises only to help rejuvenate and strengthen joints. I actually found some of these exercises to potentially be more stimulating than moving!

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[naeemulhoque]

*Quick Tip:* when doing isometrics, don't just do contacted positions. Do expanded positions as well.

[AnonymousAnonymous-kwin]

I'm 30 years old, and I just started learning to flips and tricks.
I landed my first on the ground front flip today. And your guides are the only flipping and tricking related content I watch.

[MaverickJohnson]

Watched this with my wife/physical therapist. She said it should be mentioned to focus on breathing while doing isometrics so peeps don't (flex out).

[roronoazoro]

Idk if you’ve done this already, but a week or month of yoga or mobility work would be interesting to see if you’d get more flexible after a short time

[Gatesunder]

It's not surprising that isometric workouts are more fatiguing and take longer to recover from than normal rep sets, because if you think about it, isometric sets are basically the same thing as eccentric sets, except you're just holding the weight in a single position. I'd argue that eccentric sets are more beneficial though considering you're taking the muscle through the full range of motion. Isometric sets could be useful in training for certain calisthenic movements like the planche or the front lever, where you're not supposed to move.

[cornsmithjewels]

On the surface, your channel seems like a series of funny and ridiculous experiments (because it is), but seeing your body composition now vs. years ago, you’re getting noticeably more muscular and fitter. It’s clear that you’re implementing your successes into every day life, and that’s really cool. Keep it up bud 👌

[chrisnewtownnsw]

i always do row iso's, dead hangs and farmers walks so without realizing, i was already doing this experiment. Sometimes you naturally feel like holding in certain parts of the movement just to make sure you're evenly fatiguing the entire chain of the movement and not just the ends.

[aarondavis]

Lately, I’ve procrastinated doing steady state cardio to lean down, because just walking seemed boring to me, but this video along with Ryan Humiston’s video, “2.21x…, ” inspired me to do lengthened muscle, isometric holds with resistance bands as I walk and I feel like I made a serious breakthrough. I was surprised at how my biceps and shoulders felt completely worked out and also like it was active recovery from my HIIT workout the day before. I took one rest day after and then my next HIIT workout was fantastic, so now I’m in a routine of HIIT, isometric walk, rest day, repeat. Thanks for the inspiration! You are doing great work! 👍🏼👌🏼

[nigelbanks]

Im 61 and have worked out like this for nearly a year now. I feel as strong as an ox to be honest. I workout a body part (2 exercises per body part) per day over 5 days each week and do get some funny looks in the gym when I'm holding a weight for 40 seconds. So that's 80 seconds per day ( I also do crossfit for 40 mins). My current single full 1 x rep bench is 125kg, Shoulders 85kg, Deadlift 190kg, Squat 145kg. I feel absolutely brilliant and sleep like a baby

[rosiethedoc]

Love the idea about eccentrics. Some studies show that they have higher gains than concentric + eccentric!

[jason]

Hey bro I think I've seen you before on YouTube. A friend of mines sent me this video. He's a big fan of isometrics. In his studies, he believes scientifically that statics are superior to doing reps. This was funny but cool and yes, encouraging. It's encouraging me to get back into it. When I work out, this is me all the time. In every move I do or exercise, I assume a frozen position. I want to build my entire body using statics. The one thing I think you haven't grasped yet while doing isometrics is the breathing. Once you learn how to keep breathing throughout the static exercises, it'll become even better. You will be able to do more and go for longer time. You need slow deep breathing and quick in and out breaths during certain times when the workout is reaching the peak but you must learn how to keep the breath flowing always never stagnant. You will get alot stronger. Cool video. I like that my friend sent me this. He's the guy to put me on to isometrics.

[NoLimitSquad]

Ive done this twice on my channel. Heres what ive found
*amazing* strength increase!!
Stabilization went to shit.
Muscular endurance went to shit

Isos are king for gaining strength, without a doubt but are best when combined with a full program involving dynamic work

[castanea]

I practice Historical European Martial Arts and if you want to be a shield fighter you need to be able to hold a 10 lbs shield on your non-dominant arm for 3-5 minutes of activity (3 minutes is roughly how long combat rounds last in tournaments, 5 minutes is because everything is heavier in a tournament when you have all of your safety gear on).

I’m training isometrics for my arms to get to a point where I can hold a shield. I went from being able to hold 10 lbs for about 30 seconds to being able to hold it for a minute and 45 seconds in just three weeks. I’ve also moved up to doing 25 lbs and can hold that for about 25 seconds to failure.

This is the kind of training you do to increase strength and strength endurance. It won’t make you big like hypertrophy will, but it will make you stronger and allow you to carry heavier loads for longer periods of time.

[daveclifford]

Excellent video man ! I love doing isometrics, I find I have a betting mind muscle connection . What’s always confusing for me is a lot of information says you should just workout once a week . And some information says you can do this everyday as it doesn’t destroy the muscle fibres in the same way as conventional lifting . Keeping em coming 💪👏👏👏

[Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

I only discovered your channel a few months ago and I have to say I admire your determination and hard work. Love your videos brother as they’re also very entertaining.

Horse stance is my favorite, it can feel like hell when you have passed the 2 minute mark but when you get out off it i get the biggest dopamine rush and i feel sharp throughout the day. Also i have experienced a few times when i pushed through the pain and the shakes a feeling of absolute clarity. The first times i did it i walked very weird for a hour or two but it is suprising easy to recover from it as you get used to it.

[adams]

I usually throw in isometrics at the end of the last set. Its a great finisher. Not on every exercise, just a select few. 🤘

[FitFighter]

Great work 👍, I can certainly echo your efforts as being an ex MMA fighter I did lots of isometrics in my training and it helped me in developing fast and explosives strikes along with keep producing the strength and power even after lactic acid build up

[bendodd]

You feel more connected becuase your joints stability and neurological connection to the muscle has been improved from the isometrics.

There would be far less injuries from weight lifting if more people did isometrics, as these are one of the best ways to train the tendons, ligaments and connective tissues not just the muscle itself which outgrows the ligament and tenons far quicker leading in too much force for them to handle

[golfinspired]

try increasing the weight so you can only hold for 5-10 seconds and then give the body a lot of recovery time and check out your progress. I have doing this for about 9 months and it is amazing the progress I am making at 74