Challenging isometric exercises with resistance bands for your core muscle

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oblique muscle or core muscle being trained by isometric exercise

tricep muscle being trained by isometric exercise position 2

This is a demonstation video on how to do isometric exercise with resistance band. Basically the resistance band is use to help adjust and hold your body position. The muscle groups that are being targeted are core muscles or known as abs, tricep muscle and shoulder muscle.
Tanya Batts, the instructor in the video is right that this isometric exercise is pretty challenging. Of course, i been to tougher ones but for all the beginner babies, this is something “different”.
As a quick recap on what is isometric exercise? It is a form of strength training and to be specific resistance exercise. Sometimes with the help of resistance band or structure, isometric exercise make use of static position of body so that the joint angle and muscle length will not vary during muscle contraction.
Just to emphasis that isometric exercise help to improve your muscle strength. In terms of muscle size, according to NASA findings (yes, space study done on Astronuts living in zero gravity will need to exercise), it does not help to maintain. Even though this is a body sculping website and isometric exercise is not part of this theme, I think my audience should know that maintaining muscle strength is critical in long term body sculpting.
Highlights of the isometric exercise with resistance band video

Position #1 to train core muscle

• Remember to wear shoes unless you do not mind the resistance band snap back at you
• Cross your resistance band under your shoe (preferably between the tracks of your shoes)
• Hold your position (body and leg in v position, similarly hand in v position also) such that you feel your muscle being worked

Position #2 to train tricep, shoulder and core muscle

• Again cross your resistance band under your shoe (preferably between the tracks of your shoes)
• Hold your position (body lie vertical from ground, arm lifting body forming mini triangle in the gap, make sure body straight)

Position #3 to train tricep, shoulder and core muscle

• Place both shoes into handle of resistance band
• Hold the middle of resistance band
• Lift both leg up first such that L shape is form from leg and body
• Lower one leg and form a V shape
• Lift your shoulder above ground slightly
• Keep that position for a while and switch leg

Things needed
Resistance band and a pair of shoes with clear track lines (Optional since one can actually reach the body positon by himself\herself and hold it there)
In the event you are thinking of getting a resistance band, here is an article on a recommended resistance band set of good quality.