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isometrics


iso·met·rics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˌī-sə-ˈme-triks\

Definition of ISOMETRICS

: exercise or a system of exercises in which opposing muscles are so contracted that there is little shortening but a great increase in tone of muscle fibers involved

First Known Use of ISOMETRICS

1962

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