Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 11, 2017 17:20:47 GMT
Known by me, anyway.
Size:
When we first moved to Kansas, I didn't exercise for at least a couple of months. There was so much to do, both with the house and getting my business back up and running. When I decided it was time to get back into working out, I decided to start off with isometrics. I don't remember exactly how long I spent solely on isometrics, at least a couple of months, but my arms went from 16 1/2" to 17 3/8", and my shirts fit more snugly around my chest and shoulders. Granted, muscle memory probably played a role in this, nonetheless, I did gain some appreciable size.
Strength:
The last exclusively iso diet I went on lasted three months. When I decided to get back into the weights and bands, I fully expected to start off with lighter weights and rebuild my strength. To my surprise, I found that I could easily handle the weights I had left off with, and was also able to add some more weight to a few of my exercises. I had actually become a smidgeon stronger than I had been.
Weight:
After the above routine I found that I had lost four pounds, which was surprising to me, as I hadn't changed my diet nor was I doing any aerobics.
The iso workouts were performed every other day using Bullworkers, exherting 100% effort for 10 seconds, pushing or pulling with every ounce of strength I have.
With this latest long-duration iso experiment I'm on, I am employing both Bullworker yielding isometric holds and Sierra Strap static isometric holds.
Size:
When we first moved to Kansas, I didn't exercise for at least a couple of months. There was so much to do, both with the house and getting my business back up and running. When I decided it was time to get back into working out, I decided to start off with isometrics. I don't remember exactly how long I spent solely on isometrics, at least a couple of months, but my arms went from 16 1/2" to 17 3/8", and my shirts fit more snugly around my chest and shoulders. Granted, muscle memory probably played a role in this, nonetheless, I did gain some appreciable size.
Strength:
The last exclusively iso diet I went on lasted three months. When I decided to get back into the weights and bands, I fully expected to start off with lighter weights and rebuild my strength. To my surprise, I found that I could easily handle the weights I had left off with, and was also able to add some more weight to a few of my exercises. I had actually become a smidgeon stronger than I had been.
Weight:
After the above routine I found that I had lost four pounds, which was surprising to me, as I hadn't changed my diet nor was I doing any aerobics.
The iso workouts were performed every other day using Bullworkers, exherting 100% effort for 10 seconds, pushing or pulling with every ounce of strength I have.
With this latest long-duration iso experiment I'm on, I am employing both Bullworker yielding isometric holds and Sierra Strap static isometric holds.
