What is the isometric push-ups and what they are useful

After watching the movie "Edge of Tomorrow» (Edge of Tomorrow) and find in it a small hitch I decided to read the book on which it was removed. In the book, I found the answer to your second question: what makes Emily Blunt during a workout? It turns out that it performed isometric push-ups - a kind of push-ups that develop endurance, strengthen muscles and make them stronger and more voluminous.

Isometric push-ups often come in strength training and power yoga, rehabilitation programs or special for army training program, and personally I think they are absolutely unjustly ousted lath (It also belongs to the category of isometric exercises), which are all flooded social networks. It is time to restore justice. ;)

What is the isometric push-ups

So, isometric exercises - it is weight training, during which the length of your muscle does not change, the joints do not move. You just freeze in a certain position at a certain time. They develop the endurance to tone, strengthen muscles and increase their volume. Isometric exercises are part of different strength training and special training programs for the military.

About the bar we have said, now let's talk about the isometric push-ups. The basic version for beginners:

• Get up to the starting position for push-ups (focus on the hands, feet together, hands slightly wider than shoulders, stomach in, no sagging at the waist).
• Begin omitted as usual when performing push-ups, and linger halfway to the floor for a certain number of seconds.
• Option for girls - to perform push-ups with knees.

During isometric push-ups in the works include chest, triceps press, lower and middle back.

Isometric pushups can be diversified and complicated, changing the position of the hands, alternately lifting his feet, or adding other simple changes. For greater clarity, I have prepared for you a couple of videos demonstrating the various options.

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Hand position may be different: you can put your hands shoulder-width apart and elbows are positioned along the body; slightly wider than shoulders and elbows to the sides; emphasis on the palm, fingers or fists.

You can also add to the standard isometric push-ups. For example, 10 times wring out, then we made the spring in 8 of accounts and then frozen for another 8–16 of accounts.

The time you can just stand, should be increased gradually, as in the case with a strap. For example, there is a variant with three isometric exercise (sit-ups, push-ups and strap), in which it is necessary to stand for five minutes, passing from one to another. You can start to set a goal - to survive in the isometric push-ups in 30 seconds, and then increase the time to the minute. Well, then I have to put their records - it all depends on your perseverance and strength of will. ;)