Plyometric Training

Plyometrics is a method for developing explosive power.

Coaches and athletes now recognize the importance of plyometrics and have incorporated them into many training programs for various sports and activities.

Yuri Verkhoshansky the father of Plyometrics stated in the late 1960s. That training with Plyometrics could significantly improve ones jumping and sprinting ability by performing progressive jumping exercises.

Since this time there has been a large number of studies that have concluded that the combination of good programming of plyometrics and weight training produce explosive results in competition.

Even though developing one’s ability to move more explosively is highly important in sports the one aspect that gets overlooked is injury prevention.

Plyometrics has done wonders for preventing catastrophic injuries to athletes such as ACL tears and other knee misalignments including lower leg, ankle and foot fractures.

In the video I am focusing on minimal ground contact. I’m trying to ensure that I keep a steady flow of movement without any dead stops. I am also not focusing on how far I can jump nor how high just simply moving consistently and quickly.

The programming I’m using today is not for a certain amount of hops but for time. I’m staying within the work timeframe of 10 seconds to work my alactic energy system.

I am also using a 5 to 1 rest ratio which is giving me roughly between 50 seconds to a minute of rest. I am doing five rounds as part of a warm-up for my dynamic squat day.