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knee extension isometrics - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

knee extension isometrics

Isometric knee extension performed in sitting, using contralateral leg as resistance to strengthen quadriceps without joint movement.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
knee
Muscles
quadriceps
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

sit with feet on the floor and place the foot of one leg on the other just above the ankle and keep arms by the side. Straighten knee against the resistance of the other leg. Hold and relax. Repeat

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The plan starts with an assessment.