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Schroeder's EVO system, which we cover in depth here , is known for its extensive usage of long-duration isometrics, its brutal intensity, and its ability to produce eye-popping improvements in athletic performance.

Schroeder's methods famously helped former NFL safety Adam Archuleta to one of the most amazing combine performances in history, and a large number of professional athletes train under Schroeder to this day.

Unlike many traditional barbell or dumbbell movements, long-duration isometrics expose weaknesses almost immediately, as they make any compensations painfully obvious.

This makes them not only a phenomenal diagnostic tool, but also a straightforward way to address those weaknesses head-on. If you want to continue to increase the duration of a hold over time, which is the overarching goal here, the imbalances or dysfunction causing those compensations must be addressed.

The pain and discomfort that come with these holds is the sensation of these under-performing muscle groups re-learning how to function and fire as intended.

How does their foot react to the stress in their body? Can they even balance? What's taking over?

Are they compensating with their back? Is their hip flexor weak? So while the outside may appear placid during an extreme isometric, what's going on inside is a whirlwind of activity.

The body doesn't just hit a "pause" button when you're asking it to hold a demanding position against the forces of gravity. It must alternately fire certain muscle groups very quickly in order to maintain the illusion of a perfectly stationary hold.

This is why we can't hold an isometric indefinitely. We're supposed to connect, mind to body. Thanks to the nature of these isometrics, they're accessible for just about everybody while also carrying a very low risk of injury.

There's no barbell to collapse underneath, as the moves require nothing but your own body weight. When you can no longer hold a position, you simply fail on your own terms.

John says he's yet to witness an injury occur during the tens of thousands of extreme isometrics he's supervised.

John's seen fantastic results from extreme isometrics with such clients. Isos allow that stimulus to be present, without harming the system beyond optimal training breakdown," says John.

Long-duration isometrics can be utilized in just about any scenario. Coyne and John recommend them for general population, beginner athletes, trained athletes and injured athletes, and to be used as a warm-up, a workout, a finisher, a recovery session, a rehab workout, or exercises performed periodically throughout the day.

It was, in John's words, "hell. Coyne credits extreme isometrics with helping him alleviate the chronic low back pain caused by herniated and bulging discs that had plagued him for many years.

There are no shortage of impressive performance-related anecdotes for extreme isometrics, such as well-trained athletes gaining multiple inches in their vertical jump or adding 30 pounds to their bench press within a couple months of dedicated isometric training.

If you're thinking this sounds like an infomercial, I can't blame you. But there's no product to sell here. Extreme isometrics are just you tapping into the potential of your own body and, as John says, "bringing the whole system online".

But here's the catch—extreme isometrics have to be hard for you to get something out of them. Really hard. So hard that many people do not perform them correctly or give up on them before they can see results.

NHL star T. Oshie nearly quit training with Schroeder after his first two weeks because the workouts were so brutally difficult. If you're going to give up on a hold the second it starts feeling difficult, you're not going to get much out of it.

While it's perfectly fine and even expected you might only be capable of holding a position for 15 or 30 seconds at first before failing, you need the determination to continually push that number.

Muscle spasms aren't unusual during extreme isometrics, and Coyne encourages his athletes to push through them. Your brain is literally thinking it's dying.

Think of the change it will create in that environment. You can get the craziest changes in your neural anatomy if you can withstand all the terror that comes with it," says John.

I got this. I'm going to go to my breathing, I'm going to go to my vision, I'm going to go my imagery.