I would add a couple of refinements. Use chain link and carabiners rather than an awkward thick rope. Connect to board that you stand on. You could even throw in a luggage scale to measure just how much strength you are exerting.
A high tension spring helps too i can’t explain why but it feels better as you apply more force as it’ll move ever so slightly we’re talking fractions of millimetres and it just allows you to more force in. I think it might be a slight stretch reflex action
@@keegan6298 This is due the brain recognizing there is not a legitimate load to be moved (without the spring) so muscle recruitment is inhibited. The spring changes (loading reflex) this causing the nervous system to release this cortical inhibition allowing you to recruit more muscle.
Excellent ideas to add to my gym routine. You don't always need a lot of equipment to get a good workout. Isometrics and plyometrics go a long way to giving you a FUNCTIONAL athletic body. As contrasted to the big, puffy muscled bodybuilders who can't run, jump or fight.
@@josephmetts3085Yes it will give you incredible strength, better in some ways than with a barbell or dumbbells, it trains different angles that you can't do with weights👍
Great video. I was ingenuitive enough in my youth to devise an almost identical contraption. I had no idea other people did the same weird exercises. I've invented other contraptions that take the concept further.
I glued 3 2x4’s side by side to create a platform then screwed a 250 lb., load bearing eye screw Into the middle plank to which I then connected a carabiner, then a heavy bag spring, a second carabiner to connect the chain to the spring. Finally, you can attach a pole or lat pull down bar to the top chain link with a third carabiner. To avoid slippage of the chain when you pull on the bar, place two bundles of folded rubber bands a half inch apart to create a secure hold in the bars middle.
I like to do isometric pulses try putting that rope around your back and hold each ends of the rope and push then relax and repeat its like wall push but I feel its harder this will help to punch hard because when you contact a punching bag or someone that's all isometric if you don't have that strength then you won't punch hard and your shoulders will get tired,try pulse isometric
Correct -- they sold it as an alternative way to do isometrics for those who didn't have the money or space for their Isometric Power Racks. The device Lee used was a homemade version. (He had a York Isometric Rack, too -- he likely used both for variation.)
When demonstrating isometrics always emphasize maintaining a breathing pattern as isometric contractions while holding/gasping will significantly raise the blood pressure as intrathoracic pressure increases with the maximal contractions. --mike
Excellent video. I'm going to make one of these. I have a bad back and lifting weights makes me very sore. Isometrics are a great compromise and this simple device is brilliant.
do like bruce lee. use a chain with carabiners and eye loop bolts so you can move it incrementally for better range of motion. you don't want to only work one spot and the rope is tedious to change up. spend ten bucks it's worth it.
My overcoming isometric contraption is a resistance band big enough for me to pull. That way I get occasional feedback when I eventually am able to overcome the resistance
Indeed -- this & the device Lee was using at 2:21 are homemade versions of York Barbell's "Strength Builder" (as noted by "Bill Reynolds" below). York sold it as an alternate way to do isometrics for those who didn't have the space or the money for one of their isometric racks.
Great video. Dragon Door made one of these devices with electronics, so that you can track your progress. Isometrics have always intrigued me, but without being able to measure my effort, I lose interest. I hope that the Dragon Door Isochain will inspire me to train isometrics frequently.
@@HeathWatts to each his own. I think I'll hit the hardware store and rig some thing up. I can tell when I'm in shape/ making progress. Diet, LOTS of water, and plentiful rest are all equally important
@@allenjones6737 That’s true. However, if you want a good home gym for isometrics, it’s very nice. My wife and I have a good home gym (squat rack, bench, barbells, lots of grip stuff), but the Isochain provides nice variation.
You can’t replace weightlifting with it, but it’s a good addition. Pick whatever muscle group you’re doing on a particular day and do 3 or 4 OI sets through the range of motion before and maybe after
how often should i use this? so i don't over train or stress out my nervous system? if you have the answer, please respond because it's kind of important for me ^_^
@@jollibee2896 can you give me an example? I've semi injured myself by hitting the bag with no gloves and stretched my tendon on my right wrist. I'm still pushing through with workouts like barbell curls and knuckle push ups and I can't do normal push ups. Will I end up with wrist nerve pain too? Thanks for the reply by the way
Hi Bioneer. I have a question regarding these exercises. I used to do them five times a week, along with my other exercises. Then I found a qigong routine, ba duan jin, the eight brocades. I started doing it every night because it is a great way to relax and stretch my muscles, tendons, and fascia. I then found it also allows greater muscle recruitment. After starting with it, the isometrics just didn't feel effective as before. My question is do i need isometrics to get stronger if I am already doing the eight brocades? Because if the isometrics only increase muscle recruitment, I think I'm covered.
@@playingcardsmortgagefirm7010 Hello. In fact, I do. My mistake was doing 6 x 10 seconds full force, when I should have hone with 6 x 8 seconds. You'd think 2 seconds wouldn't make that much of a difference, but my muscles now aren't constantly sore and I don't tire as easily.
@@jackreacher4488 wow, thank you for the reply! I am sorting of prepping myself before lifting, and i heard isometrics are great for that, and so far i have seen results doing 6×6, but maybe i need to bump it for greater gains. Thank you again!
@@playingcardsmortgagefirm7010 Glad to be of help. Little advice, listen to your body. Try different things, see what suits you, and to hell with the experts insisting you must follow a certain plan to the letter with no deviations. I like to do the isometrics post workout, but on their own it's a perfect quick warm up
Nice, i love this way of thinking. I wondered if you can build muscle this way. In a TUT kind of way. So short time lots of force eg 6 sec. Long hold 45 sec little less tension. What are your thoughts?
@@MSapphiretools I use a Mac Numbers spreadsheet for my training log. I haven't found an app that I like and I worry that if the app goes out of business, I'll lose my data.
Good stuff Adam - thank you!!! I have a few questions: First, how long do you hold each exercise? Second, how many days of rest in between? Third, I forgot, dang it!
Out of curiosity: Benching 1.5x bodyweight = more musclesize, than doing most muscular pose right? As long as you can use more than your bodyweight for resistance, its more beneficial to train with weights? Thats blatantly basic explanation tho & it gets more difficult with smaller musclegroups. Nice and informative video of interesting conception. Btw., can mr treehousefrog still do a humanflag on street lamppost ^^?
Bioneer; here's a really serious question for you. For decades we've used the term ISOMETRICS to define an exercise against an immovable object. Now we've got the term OVERCOMING isometrics.. What the hell us THAT? What are we overcoming? Aren't the two terms exactly the same thing. Isn't OVERCOMING ISOMETRICS just some unnessesary new and confusing terminmology we can do without? Can someone please give me an answer?
Mr Bioneer; I've been a reseacher into weight training technology for the last 35 years and know what I'm talking about. An isometric is a hold against an immovable object. But a hold against a quantifiable load (against which you will eventually fatigue and fail) is a STATIC CONTRACTION - as defined by reseacher John Little 20 years ago. What you are now calling a yielding isometric is in fact a static contraction. Real isometrics DO NOT yield! I am fed up with people who try to reinvent the terminology of weight training. It just causes massive confusion. You are not the only one who has gotten sucked in to this nonsence. There are other videos on the internet in which individuals are doing pure isometrics and calling them yielding isometrics! Do you see just how far this has gotten out of hand! It's not your fault. Why don't you do a video to clarify this issue. I don't blame young bodybuilders for being confused. Now the other "definition": The "Overcoming Isometric" -- What the hell is THAT!! You CAN"T overcome a non- yielding force - such as pushing against a wall!!! Think about it. This is total goof-ball terminology - It is utterly meaningless! Sorry to sound like a meany - but I'm so fed up with all the young phoneys (Not you) in the fitness business who are trying to reinvent everything.
Boss what device u r using please show it properly & then go for making videos watching ur video not getting any idea what device u r using poor camera angle
No but off the top of my head, I would stand on the rope and hold it taut, then try to pull it higher with a calf raise! Leg press machine is good for isometric leg workouts, btw :-)
