Isometric muscle contraction causes increased muscle force due to greater recruitment and increased firing rate at that given joint angle. Isometric exercise can be performed in two ways.

What are the different types of muscle fiber contraction? Gregory Grosicki, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and director of Georgia Southern University Exercise Physiology Laboratory, says that ...

Read on for your guide to concentric vs. eccentric vs. isometric muscle contractions and how to blend all three in your workouts for next-level strength, muscle gains, and functional fitness.

The type of contraction or the moving body part had no significant influence on the activity of these muscles separately.

A research group has uncovered important details about how platelet-activating factor (PAF)—a powerful molecule involved in inflammation and allergic reactions—triggers contractions in the ...

Objective Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common among females during functional fitness training, such as CrossFit. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pelvic floor muscle training ...

Eccentric muscle contraction is a type of functional movement in which the joint angle increases as the muscle elongates while under load.