In parts one and two I discussed what plyometrics are and how to add them into your lower body training program. Well this is the final part to the series and here we will talk about using plyometrics for your upper body training. It actually follows the same general rules, except that it cannot be used as often and freely as it can be for the lower body.
This will be a very short article as it just tells you how you can include plyometrics into your upper body. Eventually I will have an article that includes what exercises to use for plyometrics and how to progress to the higher level ones.
I would not advise that anyone include plyometrics into their upper body training until they have reached a 1.25x bodyweight bench press. Once they have reached that, then they will be strong enough to handle the force that is generated in the plyometrics. The upper body is a lot smaller than and not nearly as strong as the lower body, therefore the body is rarely ready to handle the force that will be placed upon it.
Exercises that are plyometric for your upper body would include: clapping pushups, bench press catches, and clapping pull-ups. Of course there are many more examples, but those are the most basic and most people are able to handle those. Once you have gotten to an amazing level of strength, you can move onto more advanced exercises.
Well that concludes part three, like I said it was a very short article, but it was giving you an idea of how plyometrics can be included into your upper body training. Eventually I will create an article that lists plyometric exercises and how they can be included into your training. I will also create a generic program down the road that utilizes both lower body and upper body plyometrics in your training. I hope that this three part series has given you a better idea of what plyometrics are and how to use them!
Monday, August 30, 2010
The Truth About Plyometrics: Part Two
Part Two will start off right where part one ended; I was just the difference between plyometrics and power training, and how in order for a plyometric action to occur there must be two events that take place. These two things involve a stretch reflex followed by a contraction, without them the movement is not plyometric.
An example of a power exercise would be jumping onto a 24 inch box. This is not plyometric as there is no stretch reflex occurring. To make it plyometric, one could jump off a box from a lower height, hit the ground and immediately rebound onto the higher box. The landing from the lower box would create the stretch reflex needed, thus invoking the plyometric response. This is an advanced movement and I do not recommend it without first progressing up to it which I have discussed in previous articles.
By this point, I hope that you have a more refined understanding on what a plyometric exercise is and what it is not. They are not as complicated as thought, and you must realize that every fast movement in our lives involves plyometrics; that is the reason that the movement is fast in the first place!
Plyometrics are even involved in child play; have you ever seen a child play at a playground? When they do so they are jumping, running, hopping, and climbing. These all make up plyometric activities, and they are actually fun! Plyometrics can be introduced into all levels of training; just some are more advanced than others.
Since I have discussed proper progression is essential for plyometric training, let’s talk about why that is so. A great base of strength must be developed in order to support the increased force that is produced as a result of the stretch reflex. This reflex is what allows you contract your muscles with much greater force than possible through a voluntary contraction. Therefore, it is a must that we make sure the musculature can handle this force production. Also, a high degree of balance and stability is needed for the loading phase. Although a specific body part may appear isolated, the shocks that occur from the reflex are felt throughout the entire body. This means that all structures must be able to support this type of training. And lastly, simple skills must be mastered before one can progress onto more difficult exercises.
Plyometric Training has received bad press due to the inappropriate use of plyometric training. This improper use has led to ‘over-use’ injuries, particularly in the lower legs. This style of training, especially when done with such a high intensity, can be very dangerous if the body is not ready to handle it. High intensity plyometric training should never be performed without first progressing to it.
This concludes part two, and also concludes discussing plyometrics and their role in the lower body. Part three will discuss how to incorporate plyometrics into your upper body training. Be sure to check out part three on plyometric training.
An example of a power exercise would be jumping onto a 24 inch box. This is not plyometric as there is no stretch reflex occurring. To make it plyometric, one could jump off a box from a lower height, hit the ground and immediately rebound onto the higher box. The landing from the lower box would create the stretch reflex needed, thus invoking the plyometric response. This is an advanced movement and I do not recommend it without first progressing up to it which I have discussed in previous articles.
By this point, I hope that you have a more refined understanding on what a plyometric exercise is and what it is not. They are not as complicated as thought, and you must realize that every fast movement in our lives involves plyometrics; that is the reason that the movement is fast in the first place!
Plyometrics are even involved in child play; have you ever seen a child play at a playground? When they do so they are jumping, running, hopping, and climbing. These all make up plyometric activities, and they are actually fun! Plyometrics can be introduced into all levels of training; just some are more advanced than others.
Since I have discussed proper progression is essential for plyometric training, let’s talk about why that is so. A great base of strength must be developed in order to support the increased force that is produced as a result of the stretch reflex. This reflex is what allows you contract your muscles with much greater force than possible through a voluntary contraction. Therefore, it is a must that we make sure the musculature can handle this force production. Also, a high degree of balance and stability is needed for the loading phase. Although a specific body part may appear isolated, the shocks that occur from the reflex are felt throughout the entire body. This means that all structures must be able to support this type of training. And lastly, simple skills must be mastered before one can progress onto more difficult exercises.
Plyometric Training has received bad press due to the inappropriate use of plyometric training. This improper use has led to ‘over-use’ injuries, particularly in the lower legs. This style of training, especially when done with such a high intensity, can be very dangerous if the body is not ready to handle it. High intensity plyometric training should never be performed without first progressing to it.
This concludes part two, and also concludes discussing plyometrics and their role in the lower body. Part three will discuss how to incorporate plyometrics into your upper body training. Be sure to check out part three on plyometric training.
The Truth About Plyometrics: Part One
In part one of this three part series, I will answer some questions about the benefits of plyometrics and how they will help you become a better athlete. It seems that in recent times plyometrics has gotten such a large buzz and that more and more athletes want to try them, yet they do not know how to incorporate them into their training.
I am sure that almost everyone has heard the extraordinary claims of power development due to plyometric training; this is mixture of both truth and exaggeration. It stems from the very secretive Eastern Bloc countries where this style of training was referred to as ‘jump training.’ As the Eastern Bloc rose to the top in athletics, this ‘jump training’ received an enormous amount of hype which led to the stories of amazing athletic development.
This article is the first of three and in it I will answer some basic plyometrics questions that I have also touched upon in other articles. After this series, I will also put up an article on how to incorporate plyometrics into your upper body training.
Plyometrics are best described as “explosive-reactive” power training. This style of training utilizes very powerful muscular contractions as a response to the extremely rapid stretching of the musculature involved. As I have said before, these contractions are not purely muscular; they also have a very high degree of nervous system involvement. It is known as a neuromuscular event; a combination of an involuntary reflex, which is followed by a very fast muscular contraction. It actually isn’t as complicated as it sounds; we actually use it every single day of our lives.
Here is a real life example: have you ever gone to the doctor where they tapped your knee, causing it to jerk. Well that was a plyometric event; the tapping caused a stretching of the tendon surround the quadriceps, in which the quadriceps responding by explosively contracting. This stretch reflex is also known as the ‘myotatic reflex’ and is the premise of plyometric physiology. Two more natural examples involving plyometrics are sprinting or jumping.
This stretching of the muscles that occur prior to the contraction is known as ‘loading.’ The faster and greater the ‘load’, then the more powerful the reflex is and the contraction that follows.
Often times variations of power training is confused for plyometrics. This is a very common mistake, but plyometric training is only one form of power training. A true plyometric event must conation an extremely fast loading phase followed by a powerful contraction. Without those two motions occurring, then the movement is not plyometric.
This wraps up part one, part two will pick up exactly where part one left off. Make sure to come back and join us with part two about plyometrics!
I am sure that almost everyone has heard the extraordinary claims of power development due to plyometric training; this is mixture of both truth and exaggeration. It stems from the very secretive Eastern Bloc countries where this style of training was referred to as ‘jump training.’ As the Eastern Bloc rose to the top in athletics, this ‘jump training’ received an enormous amount of hype which led to the stories of amazing athletic development.
This article is the first of three and in it I will answer some basic plyometrics questions that I have also touched upon in other articles. After this series, I will also put up an article on how to incorporate plyometrics into your upper body training.
Plyometrics are best described as “explosive-reactive” power training. This style of training utilizes very powerful muscular contractions as a response to the extremely rapid stretching of the musculature involved. As I have said before, these contractions are not purely muscular; they also have a very high degree of nervous system involvement. It is known as a neuromuscular event; a combination of an involuntary reflex, which is followed by a very fast muscular contraction. It actually isn’t as complicated as it sounds; we actually use it every single day of our lives.
Here is a real life example: have you ever gone to the doctor where they tapped your knee, causing it to jerk. Well that was a plyometric event; the tapping caused a stretching of the tendon surround the quadriceps, in which the quadriceps responding by explosively contracting. This stretch reflex is also known as the ‘myotatic reflex’ and is the premise of plyometric physiology. Two more natural examples involving plyometrics are sprinting or jumping.
This stretching of the muscles that occur prior to the contraction is known as ‘loading.’ The faster and greater the ‘load’, then the more powerful the reflex is and the contraction that follows.
Often times variations of power training is confused for plyometrics. This is a very common mistake, but plyometric training is only one form of power training. A true plyometric event must conation an extremely fast loading phase followed by a powerful contraction. Without those two motions occurring, then the movement is not plyometric.
This wraps up part one, part two will pick up exactly where part one left off. Make sure to come back and join us with part two about plyometrics!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
A Basic Guide To Plyometric Training
Plyometrics are involved in just about every sport that you can think of. Go ahead and try and name one Olympic sport that does not require speed, agility, or strength. I know what you’re thinking, curling, and you are right, but curlers are still generally very fit. But for any seriously athlete, strength, speed, and agility form the foundation of your sport.
Training for Everything
You are probably thinking that there is no possible way that you could train for every single area simultaneously. That is partially true; you cannot train each area with the same intensity, but you can train them all at the same time with one being the priority and the other two being on the back burner. Now you could be thinking that how do plyometrics tie into this? Well when you want to attain each of these qualities you must follow a thorough strength training protocol and you also must include plyometrics into your routine.
The Beginning of Plyometrics
Plyometrics were developed in Eastern Europe by the late Professor Yuri Verkhoshansky for the Olympic athletes. This is the main reason why the Soviet Union dominated track and field during the 1970’s.
How Will Plyometrics Improve You
Plyometrics are used to increase your reactive ability. If you have ever seen a slow, but strong kid then it is certain that he is lacking on his reactive ability. On the other hand, if you have ever seen a skinny kid with hardly any muscle but he is able to jump out of the gym, then he definitely has a lot of reactive ability. A kid such as the former is able to utilize the stretch-shortening cycle very effectively and that is why he is able to possess such high amounts of reactive ability.
Wrapping Up
Properly executed plyometrics are sure to increase your reactive ability and bring you closer to your goals. Whether it be increased speed, a higher vertical jump, or just a better athlete, plyometrics will help you achieve your goals.
Training for Everything
You are probably thinking that there is no possible way that you could train for every single area simultaneously. That is partially true; you cannot train each area with the same intensity, but you can train them all at the same time with one being the priority and the other two being on the back burner. Now you could be thinking that how do plyometrics tie into this? Well when you want to attain each of these qualities you must follow a thorough strength training protocol and you also must include plyometrics into your routine.
The Beginning of Plyometrics
Plyometrics were developed in Eastern Europe by the late Professor Yuri Verkhoshansky for the Olympic athletes. This is the main reason why the Soviet Union dominated track and field during the 1970’s.
How Will Plyometrics Improve You
Plyometrics are used to increase your reactive ability. If you have ever seen a slow, but strong kid then it is certain that he is lacking on his reactive ability. On the other hand, if you have ever seen a skinny kid with hardly any muscle but he is able to jump out of the gym, then he definitely has a lot of reactive ability. A kid such as the former is able to utilize the stretch-shortening cycle very effectively and that is why he is able to possess such high amounts of reactive ability.
Wrapping Up
Properly executed plyometrics are sure to increase your reactive ability and bring you closer to your goals. Whether it be increased speed, a higher vertical jump, or just a better athlete, plyometrics will help you achieve your goals.
Plyometric Training
What Are Plyometrics?
Strength and speed are both components of fitness that are found in virtually every athletic movement. The combination of the two, strength and speed, is power. For years both coaches and athletes have sought after improved power in order to enhance their performance. For centuries, jumping, bounding, and hopping exercises have been used in many different ways in order to enhance the athletic performance.
In recent years though, this method of training for power or explosiveness has been called “plyometrics”. Plyometrics come from the Soviet Union, mainly the late Professor Yuri Verkhoshansky, which dominated track and field during the 1970’s. It eventually made its way to the States and thus coined the name “plyometrics”.
Muscle Mechanism
The maximum amount of force that a muscle can produce is achieved during a rapid eccentric contraction. However, it should be understood that rarely does a muscle perform only one type of contraction in isolation during athletic movements. When a concentric contraction occurs immediately after an eccentric contraction, the force generated will be dramatically increased.
If a muscle is stretched (lengthened), the majority of the energy required to stretch it is lost as heat, but some of the energy is stored by the elastic components of the muscles. This stored energy is only available to the muscle during a succeeding contraction. It is important to note that this boost of energy is lost if the eccentric contraction is not immediately followed by a concentric contraction. To truly express this greater force, the muscle must be able to contract within the shortest amount of time possible. This process is known as the stretch shortening cycle and is the underlying mechanism of plyometric training.
Choose the Method to Fit the Sport
The rule of any condition protocol is specificity. This means that the movements that you train during training should be as similar as possible to the movement you encounter during competition. That is not to say that one should always train specific to their sport as that would yield marginal results. The plan (periodization) should begin with General Physical Preparation (GPP) and after time move onto Specific Physical Preparation (SPP).
Conditioning for Plyometrics
Extreme forces, up to ten times your body weight, are put on the musculoskeletal system during plyometric activities. Due to this it is vital that an athlete have a great base of general strength and endurance. The general consensus is that one should have a 1.5x bod yweight squat or greater; this is only for true, intense plyometrics such as depth jumps and bounds. It is fine for an athlete to use low level reactive exercises before they have met the criteria.
It is a must that no athlete partakes in intense plyometrics before they have progressed through low-level exercises and proper strength training; doing so could result in severe injuries to the body. Once an athlete has progressed naturally through the beginning stages, they will be fine with the more intense exercises. You must think of it as learning in school; do you think that the teachers would place you in calculus before you have ever even seen a basic arithmetic equation? No, you first must progress through the levels beforehand and eventually work up to the tougher equations.
Young Athletes
Many experts suggest that moderate jumps can be introduced into the training of young athletes. Although plyometrics have usually already been introduced to the children as they are just children having fun. Have you ever watched your child at the playground; they jump from boxes, sprint, etc., plyometrics are a natural human movement. However, one must place great care on prescribing any training procedures to preadolescent children. Due to the relatively immature bone structure, the extremely high forces exerted during plyometrics should be avoided.
Summary
Plyometric training has been used very successfully by many athletes as a method of training to enhance their power. In order to truly reap the benefits of the training, the stretch-shortening cycle must be invoked. This requires very careful attention to detail of the technique that is being demonstrated during the drill. In addition to this, the ground contact time must be as short as possible. The challenge is to you as a coach or athlete to use the best exercise that is specific enough the event and involves the correct muscular pattern. Doing what I have outlined in this article is sure to help you get this most out of you plyometric training.
Strength and speed are both components of fitness that are found in virtually every athletic movement. The combination of the two, strength and speed, is power. For years both coaches and athletes have sought after improved power in order to enhance their performance. For centuries, jumping, bounding, and hopping exercises have been used in many different ways in order to enhance the athletic performance.
In recent years though, this method of training for power or explosiveness has been called “plyometrics”. Plyometrics come from the Soviet Union, mainly the late Professor Yuri Verkhoshansky, which dominated track and field during the 1970’s. It eventually made its way to the States and thus coined the name “plyometrics”.
Muscle Mechanism
The maximum amount of force that a muscle can produce is achieved during a rapid eccentric contraction. However, it should be understood that rarely does a muscle perform only one type of contraction in isolation during athletic movements. When a concentric contraction occurs immediately after an eccentric contraction, the force generated will be dramatically increased.
If a muscle is stretched (lengthened), the majority of the energy required to stretch it is lost as heat, but some of the energy is stored by the elastic components of the muscles. This stored energy is only available to the muscle during a succeeding contraction. It is important to note that this boost of energy is lost if the eccentric contraction is not immediately followed by a concentric contraction. To truly express this greater force, the muscle must be able to contract within the shortest amount of time possible. This process is known as the stretch shortening cycle and is the underlying mechanism of plyometric training.
Choose the Method to Fit the Sport
The rule of any condition protocol is specificity. This means that the movements that you train during training should be as similar as possible to the movement you encounter during competition. That is not to say that one should always train specific to their sport as that would yield marginal results. The plan (periodization) should begin with General Physical Preparation (GPP) and after time move onto Specific Physical Preparation (SPP).
Conditioning for Plyometrics
Extreme forces, up to ten times your body weight, are put on the musculoskeletal system during plyometric activities. Due to this it is vital that an athlete have a great base of general strength and endurance. The general consensus is that one should have a 1.5x bod yweight squat or greater; this is only for true, intense plyometrics such as depth jumps and bounds. It is fine for an athlete to use low level reactive exercises before they have met the criteria.
It is a must that no athlete partakes in intense plyometrics before they have progressed through low-level exercises and proper strength training; doing so could result in severe injuries to the body. Once an athlete has progressed naturally through the beginning stages, they will be fine with the more intense exercises. You must think of it as learning in school; do you think that the teachers would place you in calculus before you have ever even seen a basic arithmetic equation? No, you first must progress through the levels beforehand and eventually work up to the tougher equations.
Young Athletes
Many experts suggest that moderate jumps can be introduced into the training of young athletes. Although plyometrics have usually already been introduced to the children as they are just children having fun. Have you ever watched your child at the playground; they jump from boxes, sprint, etc., plyometrics are a natural human movement. However, one must place great care on prescribing any training procedures to preadolescent children. Due to the relatively immature bone structure, the extremely high forces exerted during plyometrics should be avoided.
Summary
Plyometric training has been used very successfully by many athletes as a method of training to enhance their power. In order to truly reap the benefits of the training, the stretch-shortening cycle must be invoked. This requires very careful attention to detail of the technique that is being demonstrated during the drill. In addition to this, the ground contact time must be as short as possible. The challenge is to you as a coach or athlete to use the best exercise that is specific enough the event and involves the correct muscular pattern. Doing what I have outlined in this article is sure to help you get this most out of you plyometric training.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Using Plyometric Exercises to Increase your Vertical Jump
If you find yourself making zero progress yet you are constantly getting stronger, than adding plyometrics to your training may be your solution. Plyometrics are not a magic bullet that will have you gain 10 inches overnight, but they are definitely useful in ensuring that you are gaining the maximum amount of inches that you possibly can. If you only focusing on the strength training aspect of increasing your vertical jump then you are definitely missing out on some quality inches that are attainable by including plyometrics into your training.
You, more than likely, will not see an immediate effect on your vertical jump as soon as you begin including plyometrics into your programming. But with enough quality time focusing on improving your rate of force development with plyometrics you will be sure to notice an increase in your jumping ability. If you just give it time and allow everything to develop naturally then you will be blow away by the results that you will be able to achieve. But if you are very impatient and want your results now then you will not see any noticeable results. It takes patience to truly benefit from plyometrics and you must not get upset when you are not receiving the amount of inches that you want immediately.
I know that there are programs out there that promise x amount of inches in y days, but trust me on this, these programs are to be taken with a grain of salt. That is not to say that every program that guarantees that you will make amazing results is a scam, but that the majority of them are not giving you quality information and only view you as a potential customer that is easy to take money from. If you fall into the tricks that are used by these scammers then you will be scammed and you will also not achieve the results that you want.
If you really do want programs that are great and will deliver you the results that you are after then be sure to check out The Vertical Jump Bible and Vertfreak 2.0. Both of these programs will definitely help you reach the goals that you are reaching for. They also both include great progressions with plyometrics instead of just immediately throwing intense plyometrics at you and expecting you to not get injured. So if you are in search of quality programs then make sure to check those two out!
I hope that this article has touched upon any areas that you were previously confused about and have better explained how plyometrics can be used to increase your vertical jump.
You, more than likely, will not see an immediate effect on your vertical jump as soon as you begin including plyometrics into your programming. But with enough quality time focusing on improving your rate of force development with plyometrics you will be sure to notice an increase in your jumping ability. If you just give it time and allow everything to develop naturally then you will be blow away by the results that you will be able to achieve. But if you are very impatient and want your results now then you will not see any noticeable results. It takes patience to truly benefit from plyometrics and you must not get upset when you are not receiving the amount of inches that you want immediately.
I know that there are programs out there that promise x amount of inches in y days, but trust me on this, these programs are to be taken with a grain of salt. That is not to say that every program that guarantees that you will make amazing results is a scam, but that the majority of them are not giving you quality information and only view you as a potential customer that is easy to take money from. If you fall into the tricks that are used by these scammers then you will be scammed and you will also not achieve the results that you want.
If you really do want programs that are great and will deliver you the results that you are after then be sure to check out The Vertical Jump Bible and Vertfreak 2.0. Both of these programs will definitely help you reach the goals that you are reaching for. They also both include great progressions with plyometrics instead of just immediately throwing intense plyometrics at you and expecting you to not get injured. So if you are in search of quality programs then make sure to check those two out!
I hope that this article has touched upon any areas that you were previously confused about and have better explained how plyometrics can be used to increase your vertical jump.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
How to Add Plyometrics to your Training
If you want to add plyometrics to your training, but do not yet know how to do so, then this article will help you accomplish that. You cannot just throw plyometrics randomly into your training and expect the end result to be pretty; it actually is a science and takes a well thought out plan to do so. If you were to just throw them into your training with no clue of why you are doing so or how to do so, then you would end up with a training protocol that is sure to have you spinning your wheels for years to come.
To add plyometrics into your training, you definitely have to know exactly what you are doing. If you plan on just throwing in some jumping exercises here and there and are expecting to gain any respectable inches, then you should just give up on training right now. To truly gain inches on your vertical jump using plyometrics then you must know how to incorporate them well. To do so you must be very well read on the subject of plyometrics and how to use them to increase your vertical jump. Once you are knowledgeable on the subject then you can add them to your program however you feel because you will know exactly why you are doing that. But since that is not the case, it is best to just take my advice and try and add them in the manner that I will show you.
When adding plyometrics, you first need to start off with just simple and basic exercises. These will be just jumping drills that will just get you better coordination and also prepare you for more intense plyometrics that are soon to come. I recommend that you add these before each of the days that you workout, this should be about once every other day. On the lower body days I suggest that you have more total volume of jumps than the upper body days. You don’t want to go all out on the upper body days as you want them to serve as basically just a recovery day that also helps you add coordination with the movements.
Once you have finally mastered basic plyometrics you can progress to more intensive ones such as depth jumps and continue from there. I don’t advise that you start using these intense plyometrics until you have gotten your base strength to a great level. Until then just focus on completely mastering these low level plyometrics and watch your vertical jump grow like weeds. I hope that this article has given you a better understanding on how to add plyometrics into you training.
To add plyometrics into your training, you definitely have to know exactly what you are doing. If you plan on just throwing in some jumping exercises here and there and are expecting to gain any respectable inches, then you should just give up on training right now. To truly gain inches on your vertical jump using plyometrics then you must know how to incorporate them well. To do so you must be very well read on the subject of plyometrics and how to use them to increase your vertical jump. Once you are knowledgeable on the subject then you can add them to your program however you feel because you will know exactly why you are doing that. But since that is not the case, it is best to just take my advice and try and add them in the manner that I will show you.
When adding plyometrics, you first need to start off with just simple and basic exercises. These will be just jumping drills that will just get you better coordination and also prepare you for more intense plyometrics that are soon to come. I recommend that you add these before each of the days that you workout, this should be about once every other day. On the lower body days I suggest that you have more total volume of jumps than the upper body days. You don’t want to go all out on the upper body days as you want them to serve as basically just a recovery day that also helps you add coordination with the movements.
Once you have finally mastered basic plyometrics you can progress to more intensive ones such as depth jumps and continue from there. I don’t advise that you start using these intense plyometrics until you have gotten your base strength to a great level. Until then just focus on completely mastering these low level plyometrics and watch your vertical jump grow like weeds. I hope that this article has given you a better understanding on how to add plyometrics into you training.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
What are Plyometrics?
Almost anyone who has trained, or is training to improve their speed or vertical jump has enountered the word “plyometrics,” yet very few trainees, or even trainers, have an adequate understanding of what plyometrics are. Many coaches like to bandy about buzz words in order to create an aura of knowledge about them. This sort of marketing is exactly what we are trying to avoid. Any advice given on this site will have be well reasoned, researched, and tested. Now, with that in mind, I will now explain what plyometrics are.
The word plyometrics refers to method of training which encompass a variety of movements that are, in nature, reactive. This method of training is used to train one’s reactive or plyometric ability through the utilization of reactive exercises.Plyometric ability is the ability to quickly contract your tendons and muscle group as a reaction to a rapid stretch. A reactive exercise is an exercise that requires you to use your plyometric ability to the extent of your capabilities. Example movements which rely largely on plyometric (or reactive) ability include: vertical jumps of any kind, long jumps, and sprints. There are many exercises which can be utilized to develop your reactive ability, but we will come to that in later articles.
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Welcome to Plyometric Training Exercises
Welcome to Plyometric Training Exercises. This site will provide you with the knowledge and the ability to increase your vertical jump. If you have any questions that are not answered in Plyometric Training Exercises, be sure to email your questions to Nwlbnyp@aim.com.
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