isometric training question

[kong2]

Hi,everyone, Ive been doing isometrics every day doing one exercise per body part for a 7-10 second hold. Would I be better off working on one body part a day using several exercises for that body part? Thanks for any advice,Lou,(Kong2).

[Nathan]

Hey Lou,

I would have to say try it and see what happens. But to be honest the question you have asked can only be answered by one person and that person is YOU. As John alway says YOU are your own best personal trainer. So like I said just try it and see what happens. Good luck my friend and All the best.


---Nathan

[JoeJustice]

Personally, I've grown to really enjoy full body training. I use to split my training up in the bodybuilder style where you do a different part each day of the week, but now I do a single full body routine and have really come to like it.

At first I didn't like the full-body approach, but I think that was more mental than physical. All of the modern training systems say to split the body parts up, so I think I just had that drilled into my head. Once I actually started doing the full body type of training I really got into it.

Also, I don't like doing a single protocol alone. I.e. Isometrics only. I like to use EVERYTHING! It feels great to follow isos with push-ups or push-ups with DVRs.

-Joe

[Hank_Z]

Hi,everyone, Ive been doing isometrics every day doing one exercise per body part for a 7-10 second hold. Would I be better off working on one body part a day using several exercises for that body part? Thanks for any advice,Lou,(Kong2).

Kong2,

You may want to look at the book "Physiology of Strength" under "Classics" on this website. "Classics" is two tabs to the left of the "Forum" tab. John put the entire book online for us. While John's introductory online remarks the book's not being lively reading is correct, I found the book both informative and very easy to understand.

One of the conclusions after 15 years of research on isometrics is germane to your question. The studies found that doing isometrics on the same body parts on a DAILY basis provided the best results on average.

That's why...until a recent bout of bronchitis the past few days...I do ISOs on all body parts each day. I do each of the contractions in John's ISO book. I selected the "B" position for each of the contractions.

If I recall correctly, I think the author suggested taking at least one day off each week. I do these 6 days a week.

-Hank