Isometric Training: Yielding and Overcoming When he said '5 minutes straight' he may have meant '5 minutes total.' But anyway, let's talk about isometric training.

Now he may have been misquoted I don't know. Oh and by the way, I got some ocean-front property for sale in Arizona! This sounds simple enough but supposedly he also claims to have people holding 225 pounds in the bench press just inches off the chest for 2-or-3 consecutive hours. In a magazine article he stated he has guys do up to 3 min isometric holds in a Bulg (bulgarian) split squat position, 5 min in a push up hold position, or 3 min in a perfect full squat position. From what I understand, lately, Jay Schroeder seems to be a man largely responsible for this re-emergence in the strength and conditioning community.

People have been asking me what I think about extended duration isometrics.įor those who don't know, isometric training is a topic that seems to re-emerge with new vibrancy about every 10 or so years. Lately I've been getting a lot of questions about isometric training.

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