Does flexing your muscles help in way way in regards to toning?

Sometimes when I am sitting at my desk I'll start flexing the mucles in my triceps or thighs. Just wondering if this does anything? I guess I was thinking about those squeeze grip things for the hands and was wondering if just flexing the muscle can help tone.

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Absolutely! Ths is referred to as isometric or static contraction training. Martial artists like Bruce Lee were huge proponents of isometrics, though he also trained with weights.

This works in several ways. It exerts contractrile force on the muscle, therefore causing tone or tonus and it helps to shape the muscle better. This is the idea behind bodybuilders doind so much flexing and fully contracted movements before a contest.It was once thought that a full range of motion was needed inorder to induce hypertreophy, but several studies since then have discounted the idea that you have to perform full range movements in order to tone, shape, grow and strengthen muscles.

There are a plethora of isometric exercises that you can perform, but to make it easier for you to understand what I’m talking about, I’ll spot select some articles and images. health.allrefer.com/pictures-images/isom... health.allrefer.com/health/fat-burning-a... I used to do many diffrent isometric exercises in the seven years that I studied and competed in mrtial arts, as well as the static contraction training I add to my weightlifting. bodybuilding.com/fun/sisco6.htm Sources: 7 years of martial arts and 23 years of weight lifting .

Yes it does... Flexing your muscles and keeping them tense or 'under stress' is helpful in maintaining your tone. One common thing you might have seen before are body builders posing in the mirror after they do a set - this keeps tension on their muscles and adds to the workout. Just try tightening every muscle in your body (not all at once of course) for about 10 seconds - you will feel it - it is very similar to resistance training with bands.

Posing itself causes tension and strain on the muscle and thus stimulates it. You might even be able to compare this to someone who does crossword puzzles during the day (or anyone that exercises their brain). Some studies have shown that the more you 'think' and use your brain, the quicker your mind works and it also aids in memory retention.

The same holds true for flexing. Sitting at your desk and flexing or keeping tesion on your muscle will move additional blood and oxygen supplies through your muscles (allthough your oxgen supply won't last long and fatigue will set in after a while) however, this along with protein and some other factors are what keeps your body strong, moving and active. Muscle atrophy is caused by lack of your muscles being stimulated (lack of use).

So yes, go ahead and flex away at your desk, it aids in circulation and will keep your muscles primed and ready for that next visit to the gym. Sources: My opinion based on many years of lifting and many years of sitting at a desk .

You're well on your way One of the best ways to gain muscle and get toned is thru isometrics (muscle resistance). When you do isometrics, you are basically flexing a muscle and holding it. For example, using the hand grips can be converted to an isometric exercise by squeezing the grip and holding it tight for a minute.

Push-ups are the same if you go down and come half-way up, holding the strain on your tricepts and chest (or bicepts depending on the way you do your push-up). When you simply flex a muscle, you are doing an isometric exercise, but at the very minimum. Relate this to doing a set of sit-ups.

If you place your arms at your sides, it is very easy to accomplish. Then you go and cross them at your chest. Then behind your head, and lastly, outstretch them behind your head.It gets harder depending on the position.

Flexing your tricept is like the easiest type of sit-up to accomplish, whereas doing a tricept dip and holding it for a period of time would be like the most difficult sit-up to accomplish. Does that make sense to you?.

1 JoeCsekoBrainBuilder, regarding your answer "Absolutely! ":I knew you would have the answer! What type of martial arts training do you have?

I did TKD for 2 years and loved it until I tore my ACL. Had it repaired, but I never felt it was good enough to go back :( I really miss that training.

JoeCsekoBrainBuilder, regarding your answer "Absolutely! ":I knew you would have the answer! What type of martial arts training do you have?

I did TKD for 2 years and loved it until I tore my ACL. Had it repaired, but I never felt it was good enough to go back :( I really miss that training.

2 In the order that I studied them:1. Aiki Jujitsu2. Shaolin Kung Fu3.

Nisei Goju Ryu4. Kano Judo5. I crossed trained for a couple of years where I boxed, did Grace Jujitsu, Sambo and very little Shotokan.

We did all kinds of things there, so I'm probably leaving something out. The last three years that I studied, I did so at two different schools at the same time. The torn ACL would certainly sideline you from TKD, especially with all of the kicking.

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2 In the order that I studied them:1. Aiki Jujitsu2. Shaolin Kung Fu3.

Nisei Goju Ryu4. Kano Judo5. I crossed trained for a couple of years where I boxed, did Grace Jujitsu, Sambo and very little Shotokan.

We did all kinds of things there, so I'm probably leaving something out. The last three years that I studied, I did so at two different schools at the same time. The torn ACL would certainly sideline you from TKD, especially with all of the kicking.

In the order that I studied them:1. Aiki Jujitsu2. Shaolin Kung Fu3.

Nisei Goju Ryu4. Kano Judo5. I crossed trained for a couple of years where I boxed, did Grace Jujitsu, Sambo and very little Shotokan.

We did all kinds of things there, so I'm probably leaving something out. The last three years that I studied, I did so at two different schools at the same time. The torn ACL would certainly sideline you from TKD, especially with all of the kicking.

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