IsoMax Training Blog

Discover the benefits and challenges of isometric training, a simple, joint-friendly way to build strength. Learn how to overcome common obstacles and make the most of this effective workout method. Read more

Discover how to amplify your strength training by integrating isometric holds with dynamic workouts. Learn top strategies - such as pre-workout isometrics, supersets, finishers, dedicated isometric da… Read more

Master muscle growth with the Nine Commandments of Isometric Bodybuilding—proven principles to build size, strength, and control with zero joint stress. Read more

By Matt Schifferle "Hey Matt, you’re looking great these days!" "You’re really filling out your shirt. Whatever you’ve been doing, keep at it!" "Whatever you’ve been up to in your training, you look b… Read more

Isometric training causes less microtrauma to the muscles than regular dynamic forms of resistance training. The result? You are less sore following the training—the kind of post-training inflammation… Read more

Isometric training is a very effective diagnostic tool for exposing hidden weaknesses and imbalances. That was certainly the case when I first started using an Isochain. I immediately learned that whi… Read more

The identical qualities which make isometrics so ideal for rehabilitation purposes also make it a remarkably safe form of resistance training. Read more

The isometric deadlift is one of the most fundamental techniques in the discipline, and I quickly made it a standard technique in my routine. Read more

Another myth which is still in wide circulation despite being completely rejected by science is the idea that isometric training does not trigger hypertrophy—that it doesn’t produce significant muscle… Read more

In contrast to most in-gym methods, correct IsoMax isometric training is the most efficient form of resistance training possible. Understanding why this is, we simply have to clearly understand the concept of efficiency. Read more

Modern athletes (and coaches) are often so wrapped up in conventional methods of training—for example, the focus on picking weights up and putting them down again—that they rarely stop to actually und… Read more

In modern fitness and conditioning culture, great strength is indelibly associated with motion. Training drills—where you hoist up bars, dumbbells or machine levers—are inevitably called movements. Bo… Read more