Plyometrics Articles
Why 'False Stepping' Can Actually Make You Faster
The false step has been a natural enemy of coaches across many sports for decades. Why waste time taking a step backwards when you need to move forwar...
How Often Should Athletes Do Jump Training? And How Many Reps Should They Do?
This piece is the final installment of a series on plyometric and jump training. Direct links to the previous pieces: 1, 2, 3, 4. We've covered a l...
This Training Technique Will Lift Your Depth Jumps to the Next Level
The standard Depth Jump as has been a staple in just about every elite coach's program for decades now. The move involves stepping off an elevated sur...
Why the Incredible Benefits of Jump Training Go Far Beyond a Higher Vertical
This article is Part 1 in a four-part series on programming and progressing jump training for field sport athletes Jump training is one of the most...
Why Great Baseball Players Are Built in the Fall
With the fall season right around the corner, I thought this would be a great time for me to talk about the importance of early offseason training. ...
Hack Your Biology and Increase Your Vertical Jump With the Depth Drop to Box Jump
The best way to improve your vertical jump is by doing plyometric training. This type of training includes ballistic hops, skips and jumps that enh...
Top Strength Coaches Used to Love These Exercises—Now They Know Better
As a trainer, progression is everything. Just as exercises have progressions, it's your responsibility to continually evolve your education, methods, ...
Master the Stretch-Shortening Cycle to Sprint Faster and Jump Higher
When you hear the term "plyometric," you might think of jumping or jump training. However, plyometric is defined as an action that causes a muscle to ...
Squat Jumps: Build Explosiveness With This Simple Lower-Body Exercise
Before discussing the benefits of jump squats, we need to explore what the benefits of Olympic lifting and athletic development. Olympic lifting is a...
Plyometric Exercises for Runners
Picture yourself on the starting line of a race. You're in the blocks. You pull back to create eccentric motion in the lower leg before firing forward...
