Plyometrics
Mastering Plyometrics: Putting Your Mind into Movement to Boost Force and Explosiveness
Plyometrics, often called "jump training" or "reactive training," is an advanced form of exercise that enhances explosive power, speed, and overall athletic performance.It's not just about jumping higher or running [...]
7 Best Plyometric Exercises for Explosiveness, Speed, and Power
Plyometrics are fantastic for developing speed and power due to their focus on explosive movements. However, you need to be explosive to train it.Many times, people train plyometrics, and their [...]
How French Contrast Training can Boost and Ignite Your Training and Performance
French Contrast Training (FCT) is an advanced training method designed to take your strength, speed, and power to the next level. It strategically combines heavy strength training exercises with plyometrics, [...]
3 Proven Plyometrics to Take Your Performance to the Next Level
At this stage of the training game, it's no secret that a sound plyometric training routine is essential to performing at your best. Your program should be very systematic, progressive, [...]
Unleash Your Inner Speed Demon! Baseball Speed and Agility Training.
Mastering the diamond requires more than just a swing and a glove. Speed and agility are the secret weapons that separate good players from exceptional ones. By diligently incorporating the [...]
Boost Your Sprint with these Jump Exercises
One of the most critical aspects of sprinting is accelerating quickly from a stationary position. Acceleration is the horizontal force that propels you into top-end speed, and it is a [...]
Jumping to New Performance Levels: Plyometric Training for Youth
Plyometrics is not just for skilled athletes at the elite level. Studies show that plyometric training has positive effects on a number of performance attributes in 10- to 13-year-old children. [...]
Plyometric Exercises and Routines to Condition Your Speed and Explosiveness
Plyometrics are essential to improve and condition your speed, power, and explosiveness. But you cannot just jump into doing a plyometrics program. First, being unprepared can lead to an injury. [...]
The 5 Phases of a Proper Warm-Up
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION OF THE WARM-UP I’m sure many of you can vividly recall going through traditional calisthenics, or presport stretching routines prescribed by previous coaches and physical education teachers. [...]
Power Training for Baseball: It’s More Than Olympic Lifts
Baseball players need to be explosive and powerful to throw, hit, jump, run, and change directions. This is so important it has to consistently be addressed in a baseball player's [...]