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Noun: isometric exercise
  1. Muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)
    - isometrics

Derived forms: isometric exercises

Type of: exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout

Encyclopedia: Isometric exercise