Isometrics

for Performance

Max Schmarzo & Matt Van Dyke

 Isometrics
for Performance

Max Schmarzo
&
Matt Van Dyke
 Table of Contents

Preface…………………………………………………………………………………………i
The Facilitation of Isometric Training….……………………………………....ii
About the Authors………………………………………………………………………iii

Section 1
What are Isometrics?...................................................…………………1

Section 2
Types of Isometric Contractions………………………………………………...14

Section 3
Physiology of Isometric Training……….………………………….…………...30

Section 4
Adaptations due to Isometric Training..……………….……………………37

Section 5
The Implementation of Isometric Training “How To”…………………53
 Section 6
Applied Isometric Programming….………………………………………….…76

Section 7
The Importance of Isometric Strength in the SSC………………………82