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Plyometrics... in your fitness routine
It is not the Triumph…it is the Struggle..
–Olympics 2008
Plyometrics
A type of exercise that many athletes use to increase speed, quickness, and power is called plyometrics. This type of exercise allows an athlete to replicate movements during play that will allow him or her to become a stronger more efficient athlete. Along with athletes, conditioned people can place some plyometrics into there program for variations. Examples of plyometrics are hops, bounding, box and depth jumps. These movements can be performed on both feet or on one leg, from front to back or left to right.
Explanation of Plyometrics
Plyometrics are exercises that combine strength with speed of movement to produce maximum strength in as short of a time as possible “Power”. Plyometrics work on the stretch-shortening cycle philosophy which is a lengthening muscle contraction is followed rapidly by a shortening contraction. Compare plyometrics to a spring, first you compress the spring “lengthen the muscle” then the spring releases the compressed energy “shortening the muscle” releasing maximal power. This philosophy and action is repeated multiple times in any athletic event. So training with plyometrics will make the athlete more efficient at the movements that they are doing during their chosen sport.
Find out how you can incorporate Plyometrics into your exercise routine…. Ask one of our trainers!
References:
Chu, Donald. “Jumping into Plyometrics” Congress Cataloging 1998.
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