Isometric Exercises

[alesand]

Isometrics are a great way to build your body when you have little to no equipment with you.

With arms in front of you, one palm up and one palm down, press them against each other and push with all of your strength. Do it as long as you can and then reverse their positions and repeat. After this you can repeat this with your arms behind you.

Have your hands clasp each other in a grip with the fingers of both hands intermingled and pull with everything you've got. After doing so for whatever amount of time comfortable to you reconfigure them in another clasp and repeat. If you still have energy you can try this with your arms behind you.

Similar to above is for each of your hands to face the opposite of each other. One palm is to face you while the other away. The fingers of each hand are to be kept tightly together. They are to grip the other set of fingers from the opposite hand. Pull for your preferred time and then have your hands switch positions. Again, you can do this with your hands behind you.

Clasp your hands together as if you are praying and then push. Make sure your hands are close to your chest. After a bit of time repeat but have them pointed downwards. Like with the others, you can also do this with your hands behind you.

[skwiziks]

If you have some convenient pictures that would be very helpful. I am having some trouble wrapping my head around some of these.

[alesand]

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Here are a couple of images I found. If I knew how to work my web cam I could take exact pictures of how they are done.

[skwiziks]

The second image helped the most, that one was confusing me.

Thanks!

[gymrat]

Isometrics can be a serious form of resistance training, as an alternative to lifting weights. In fact, much of the amazing strength that gymnasts posses is built through isometric exercises.

[alesand]

Now some foot isometrics!

Keep one foot flat on the ground. For the other foot, keep the heel on the ground and lift the front into the air. Do a circular motion with it and do this 15-25 times. Then you reverse the direction for the same number of times. Next you will do the above again, only this time you will have the front part on the ground and the heal doing the circular motions. After this do the same with the other foot.

With good balance, stand on your tip toes and slowly let your feet roll back along their outer edge until you are balancing on your heels. Next slowly roll back to the toe tips. Repeat as often as you are comfortable.

Stand with your feet resting on its outer edge and slowly roll them to the side until they are on the inner edge (Where the big toe and inner heel are). Slowly roll them back to the other edge and keep repeating as often as desired.

[appledashfan185]

Ah that looks pretty cool might Try it.