374 – The Value of Isometric Exercise with Brad Thorpe – Part 2

Brad Thorpe (brad @ isophit.com) is a multi-patented inventor and CEO of Isophit™, a versatile isometric system for fitness, rehabilitation, and sports performance professionals. Brad is considered as the world’s leading expert in isometric strength training with over 29 years of experience in the fitness and performance industry.

In this episode, Brad joins me for part 2 of our Isometric Exercise series where he talks about utilizing isometrics and Isophit™ with injuries and rehabilitation, effects on brain function, designing a 30-minute isometric program, spot reduction of fat, and much more.  

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• 371 – The Value of Isometric Exercise with Brad Thorpe

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Show Notes

• 3:29 – Dealing with injuries and rehabilitation 
• 13:39 – Utilizing Isophit™ for shoulder rehab
• 23:20 – How isometrics improve brain function 
• 28:17 – Thoughts on isometrics vs. other protocols
• 35:03 – Effects of isometrics on the brain’s white matter
• 40:48 – Nuances in designing an isometric program
• 52:35 – How to structure a 30-minute isometric routine 
• 1:05:17 – Spot reduction of fat: fact or fiction? 
• 1:16:01 – The Isophit™ Professional Certification Course (IPCC)

Selected Links from the Episode

• Isophit™ (Webpage / YouTube / Facebook)
• TheraBand™
• MedX Machines
• Medx Four-Way Neck 
• Iron Neck
• PET Scan

Citations:

• • Muscle Activation Differences Between Eccentric and Concentric Isokinetic Exercise by Kellis and Baltzopoulos
  • Mechanical, Material and Morphological Adaptations of Healthy Lower Limb Tendons to Mechanical Loading: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Stephanie Lazarczuk et al.
  • The Effects of Strength Exercise on Hippocampus Volume and Functional Fitness of Older Women by Yun Sik Kim et al. 

Studies Mentioned (PDFs)

• Exercise intolerance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction- more than a heart problem 
• The Circulatory and Metabolic Responses to Hypoxia in Humans – with Special Reference to Adipose Tissue Physiology and Obesity 
• Regulation of human subcutaneous adipose tissue blood flow
• Activation of human quadriceps femoris during isometric, concentric, and eccentric contractions
• Adaptations in the activation of human skeletal muscle induced by short-term isometric resistance training
• Are there two forms of isometric muscle action? Results of the experimental study support a distinction between a holding and a pushing isometric muscle function
• Bone Blood Flow and Metabolism in Humans – Effect of Muscular Exercise and Other Physiological Perturbations
• Changes in Dynamic Exercise Performance Following a Sequence of Preconditioning Isometric Muscle Actions
• Distinct neural circuits for control of movement vs holding still
• Effects of the Intensity of Leg Isometric Training on the Vasculature of Trained and Untrained Limbs and Resting Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men
• Explosive force production during isometric squats correlates with athletic performance in rugby union players
• Experimental investigations of control principles of involuntary movement – a comprehensive review of the Kohnstamm phenomenon
• Isometric Exercise Training for Blood Pressure Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Progressive versus rapid rate of contraction during 7 weeks of isometric resistance training
• Strength training: Isometric training at a range of joint angles versus dynamic training
• Structural brain changes after 4 weeks of unilateral strength training of the lower limb
• Human muscle strength training the effects of three different regimes and the nature of the resultant changes (The Journal of Physiology – 1987) 
• The relationship between isometric and dynamic strength in college football players

People Mentioned

• Steve Jobs
• Tom Purvis
• Arthur Jones