What Is Isotonic, Isokinetic, Isometric and Auxotonic Training?
What is Isotonic Training? Which exercises can be given for Isotonic Exercising? This is a relatively easy question to answer, but I wanted to expand on it as well. There is no other field that seems to be as susceptible to marketing than the fitness industry. We see it every day with infomercials, supplement ads, and muscle magazines. The problem stems from the fact that many of these companies try to use big scientific terms to get the consumers to believe their product is superior. In fact, very few of these companies use true science or even understand the science they are promoting. This is where spending time with true text books can be very helpful in cutting through all the garbage. Now, there are several forms of lifting… isotonic, auxotonic, isokinetic, and isometric. Here is a brief defination of all. Isotonic – where there is constant tension during the lift Isokinetic – constant velocity (speed) in the lift Isometric – there is no change in muscle length during the lift,
