Plyometrics
WATCH: Texans’ LB Brian Cushing’s Workout and Crazy Box Jump
Remember that NFL star who tore his ACL last season? No, not RGIII. We're talking Houston Texans’ linebacker Brian Cushing. A mere eight months after his painful injury, the 6’ [...]
Getting Started With Plyometric Training
Are you doing plyometrics right? Many athletes don’t get everything they could from their plyo training, because they don’t understand its purpose. To understand plyometrics, it’s important to understand its [...]
2 Boxing Drills to Develop Punching Power
The boxing myth, "punchers are born, not made," is still believed because many fighters are training with outdated methods and never realize their true potential. But explosive punching power can [...]
Exercise of the Week: Concentric Box Jumps
The STACK Exercise of the Week helps you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. The Exercise Concentric Box Jumps Who Does It Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red [...]
Jump to Build Explosive Speed
One of your top priorities as an athlete is to develop explosive power. It does not matter what sport you play, how old you are or what gender you are...you [...]
Basketball Plyometrics Exercises for Improved Vertical Jump
Throw down a momentum changer next basketball season. Defy the laws of gravity. You will not only help your team win, you will be showing off your athletic ability. (See Best [...]
Build Your Explosive Lower-Body Plyometric Program
Imagine diving to snare a line drive in the outfield or capping off a fast break steal with a thunderous dunk. Each of these actions requires the rapid firing and [...]
How PAP Complexes Can Help You Get Strong and Powerful
I stumbled across the concept of post-activation potentiation (PAP) a few months ago when researching various techniques to improve vertical leap, plyometric exercises for basketball and 40-Yard Dash times. If [...]
Keys to Beginning Plyometrics Training
Being born with natural talent is helpful, but as long as an athlete has the right training, he or she can excel in sports. And regardless of your talent level, [...]
Best Plyo Exercises for Basketball
Basketball athletes must be strong, powerful, fast and skillful in order to be successful on the court. The best way for players to achieve a high level of well-rounded athleticism [...]