Plyometrics — think hopping-type motions — are used in functional training and by professional sportspeople and coaches to ...

If you haven’t included jumping or explosive upper-body moves in your training for several years (or ever), start slowly, says Fabritz. Spend your first few weeks doing low-intensity plyometric ...

but make it explosive. That’s basically how you approach plyometric exercises that typically require zero equipment—and they may be just what your body needs for cross-training in the off-season.

This is where your muscles rapidly stretch and then contract. Plyometrics are high-intensity activities that require the body to absorb a lot of impact when landing on the ground or catching ...

At its core, plyometric training harnesses the body’s natural elastic energy through a precise sequence of muscle actions. This sophisticated interplay of stretching and contracting muscles ...

Get faster and improve your running form with these exercises. By Jennifer Acker If you thought form drills were just for track athletes or elites, you’re mistaken. Any runner who wants to work ...

Plyometric training is an excellent method of developing body power and it is proved as a very effective method for improving explosive strength. The purpose of the study was to find out the effects ...

An example of this would be to use a flexibility session the day after a heavy weights and plyometrics day. Likewise the training could be structured so that the athlete works the upper body the ...