DIFFERENT WAYS THAT MUSCLES CONTRACT

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DIFFERENT WAYS THAT MUSCLES CONTRACT
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Muscles cannot push they can only pull. This
is called a MUSCLE CONTRACTION.
There are a number of different ways that a
muscle can contract

• ISOTONIC CONTRACTIONS
• ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS
• ISOKINETIC CONTRACTIONS

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ISOTONIC CONTRACTION-
When the muscle both contracts and works over a
range of movement.
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ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION-
When the muscle contracts but stays in a fixed
position, neither shortening or lengthening.
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ISOKINETIC CONTRACTION
When your muscle contracts at constant speed. For
this you need specialist machinery.
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REVISION
FITNESS SERIES- DIFFERENT WAYS THAT MUSCLES
CONTRACT
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