Usage of "isometrics"

Muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)

isometric exercise

Usage of isometrics in English

I ran the engine to warm things up and did some isometrics. 
 Two for the dough 

I stretched as best I could and tried isometrics. 
 One for the money 

What made it unfortunate in my father's case was that he would do his isometrics on aeroplanes. 
 Neither here nor there: travels in europe 

Did some isometrics, too. 
 The Great Book of Amber 

Seeing that he had observers, my father would straighten up, smile genially and begin to outline the engaging principles behind isometrics. 
 Neither here nor there: travels in europe 

Bracing myself against the wall, I started doing isometrics, pushing muscles against tendons and stretching through the pain, beating it into submission. 
 An ordinary decent criminal 

If your dad was taking a long time being fitted for a jacket, or was busy demonstrating isometrics to the sales force, it didn't matter. 
 Neither here nor there: travels in europe 

Frequent collocations

Isometrics through the time

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Meanings of isometrics in English