DIFFERENT WAYS THAT MUSCLES CONTRACT

DIFFERENT WAYS THAT MUSCLES CONTRACT 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: 1. ISOTONIC CONTRACTIONS 2.ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS 3. ISOKINETIC CONTRACTIONS ISOTONIC CONTRACTIONWhen the muscle both contracts and works over a range of movement. ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONWhen the muscle contracts but stays in a fixed position, neither shortening or lengthening. ISOKINETIC CONTRACTION – When your muscle contracts at constant speed. For this you need specialist machinery.