isometric exercises

**DANINJA** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 3:55am

are isometric exercise good or bad for the martial artist?

***TaeBo_Master*** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 4:55am

Bad, because in MA you have to move, and isometrics only strengthen in the position they're held in.

**DANINJA** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 5:31am

I see

thanx for the info

**TylerDurden** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 7:38am

When, if ever, would the use of isometrics be appropriate? I mean pretty much all uses of a muscle require movement in any activity. Are they basically a waste of time?

**Nid** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 8:01am

Bad, because in MA you have to move, and isometrics only strengthen in the position they're held in.

Mmm. Wrong.

You keep confusing the kind of "work" muscles are capable of.

**Mr. Mantis** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 8:20am

Isometric exercises are very good for the martial artist.

**Nid** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 8:24am

Mantis,

This has been annoying me for a while. The picture you have is actually of a monkey, not an ape.

**Mr. Mantis** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 9:03am

And I had to hold him in a bucket of bleach for 30 min. to make him white. There's no way I am going to be able to do that to an ape.

Got any better ideas?

**Oddjob** · Posted On: 12/22/2004 9:06am

What about isometrics for developing strength related to an increase in flexibilty ala Kurtz?

http://www.stadion.com/author_kurz.html

I have the video and the book but I have not put in the required effort (yet) to draw any conclusions.

Has anyone used these techniques and what were the results?