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Plyometrics 202b6z

Mar 03, 2008

Want to become a more powerful athlete? Whether you want to jump higher or throw farther, plyometric workouts will help you accomplish that!

What are Plyometrics? c5fs

Plyometrics are exercises designed to produce muscle to reach the maximum force in the shortest possible time.

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Plyometric training conditions the body through resistance excersises. Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, there is a specialized plyometric program. If you are trying to jump higher, you can do box-jumping drills. Hoping off and on the box as quickly as possible. Twice a week, you would do three sets of ten jumps with three minutes breaks in between. This is just one example of a lower body plyometric exercise - there are many others you would do in a workout.

If you are trying to have a es back and forth with a partner. You would also do two sets of this with four-minute breaks in between. You would do this drill twice a week.

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Plyometrics give an athlete benefits that ACL tears or ankle injuries. The results of plyometrics not only improve strength and power, but also improve skill and performance.

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Like weight training, plyometrics for kids and teenagers can be body. It is important that you give your muscles two to three days of rest so they can recover.

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