Plyometrics

Plyometrics and plyometric exercise training programs are exploding from cult status to a necessity because it zeroes in on two missing links to modern day athletics - Sport specific core training and proprioception.
Plyometrics and plyometric exercise training programs are exploding from cult status to a necessity because it zeroes in on two missing links to modern day athletics - Sport specific core training and proprioception.
Plyometrics is the activity of rapid alternation of lengthening and shortening of specific muscle groups while resistance is continuously being applied to them. This lengthening and shortening cycle when performed in rapid succession allows the muscles to store some of the lost energy in the lengthening phase for use during the contraction phase.
The faster your muscles can perform this lengthening, shortening with resistance cycle, the more powerful your movements become. Strength + Minimal Time Factor = Power. That’s the science of Plyometrics.
I could go into the scientific jargon of concentric and eccentric muscle contraction, but you’ll probably become as confused as I was as to which is which.
The monster-sized benefit is deadly power, but other benefits also kick-in; strength, speed, agility, along with muscle memory and even endurance. Once you start using these plyometric training exercises, you’ll quickly find out why I’ve also mentioned agility and endurance.