English Explanatory Dictionary

isometric contraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. When a muscle tenses and produces force but does not change length or cause joint movement (e.g., when holding a heavy box or doing a plank).

Word forms

isometric contraction isometric contractions

Related words

stretch shortening cycle
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