Many of the movements you call on your muscles to perform require explosive force. Jumping to catch a football, delivering a hard hit to a tennis ball and leaping over hurdles are some examples of explosive or plyometric exercise. The speed and force of plyometric exercises trains your muscles to react more quickly. These exercises also increase muscle size.
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Regular weight training and various running exercises at the gym can increase your speed, although most subject your joints to substantial wear and tear. Exercising in a swimming pool uses the principles of plyometrics, which i...
Kosama is an eight-week workout program designed to help participants lose fat, increase lean muscle and lose inches through a variety of strength training, aerobic, stretching and plyometric exercises. The program focuses on a...
Plyometric exercises are defined as movements that train your muscles, connective tissues and nervous system, according to the National Strength and Conditioning Association. These movements are quick and powerful and can use y...
On the bike, power is more important than pure strength, because cyclists need not only to be strong enough to push a hard gear but also have enough power to turn the cranks quickly in that gear. Plyometric exercises teach the ...
Plyometric exercises increase the ability of your muscles to create explosive motion, so they have become an integral part of speed improvement training. If you are an athlete in a multidirectional sport, such as hockey, soccer...
This routine is especially useful if you play sports that involve running and turning such as football, basketball and soccer. All the exercises in the plyometrics routine involve some form of jumping or squatting. You should c...
Plyometrics, also known as "jump training," will help you in any athletic endeavor that involves running, jumping or maneuvering around a court, track, field or rink. The routine is hour-long and filled with leg exer...
Plyometric exercises take advantage of a particular tendency of muscle contraction to improve athletic power. When your muscles rapidly shift from stretching to shortening, their capacity to produce force increases. For this re...
You end up with an explosive movement that closely resembles an action performed in a sport. This type of training is often called sport-specific for that reason. You can work every major muscle in your upper body with plyometr...
It is a fast movement that happens over a short period. Plyometrics are ideal for athletes or people looking to improve muscular power, speed and strength. They also help facilitate weight loss and help tone and define your mus...
Plyometric exercises develop explosive and reactive strength. These two strength variants contribute to increased performance in jumping, running, throwing and hitting-type activities. Plyometric exercises are strenuous, as the...
Tennis requires reactive, or plyometric, power for a variety of shots. The downward bend of the knees and subsequent push upwards occurs on forehands, backhands, serves and overheads. Unlike explosive power, which occurs when y...
Plyometric throwing exercises are fast, repetitive and powerful movements that require you to use your entire body to produce and control the throwing action. These exercises help you increase muscular stamina and to improve po...
Plyometrics are functional upper and lower body exercises used to improve muscle force and power in many different sports. Plyometrics are high-intensity, high-impact movements that are extremely taxing on the body. Your fitnes...
Plyometric exercises can help increase speed, reaction time, jumping ability and leg power in volleyball. When using plyometrics for volleyball, your training exercises should mimic movements used on the volleyball court. As y...
The term derives from the Greek words "plyo" meaning "to increase" and "metrics" meaning "to measure" thus translating as "measurable increases." According to author Donald Chu, the term was first coined by track and field coac...
Netball is a globally popular sport that involves teams of seven players. Played over four quarters, the aim of netball is to score as many goals as possible. Unlike basketball, netball goals do not have a backboard. Netball is...
Plyometric training is like strength training in motion. It uses squats, jumps, lunges and twists and will help you run faster, jump higher and throw farther. The P90X Plyometrics program is intense -- like the rest of the P90X...
A strong punch thrown slowly or a fast punch thrown with no strength is far less effective than when strength and speed are combined. One method for developing power is plyometric exercises.
The object of plyometric exercises is to train your body to reach maximum strength in an extremely short period of time. Plyometrics involve activities such as running, jumping, throwing and catching. Because of the intensity o...
Endurance exercises and plyometrics are a great way to get in peak physical condition. If you are a serious athlete who participates in sports, they are a must. Whether you are running down the soccer field, tackling someone on...
While plyometrics are often viewed as simply a tool for improving vertical leaping ability, they can actually produce strength gains in many other areas. Plyometric exercises will also improve a player's lower-body strength, ag...
P90X Plyometrics is one of the 12 workout discs you get with the P90X, 90-day, in-home training program. Plyometric training involves jumping, leaping and bounding. The moves are explosive and quick. You don't need any dumbbell...
Plyometrics is defined as activities that enable a muscle to reach maximal force in the shortest amount of time, according to the National Strength and Conditional Association. Essentially, plyometric exercises enhance the seri...
Plyometric workouts use explosive movements to develop speed, agility, strength and stamina. Performing plyometric exercises involves using maximum force in short bursts to stimulate muscle development without putting on bulky ...
Plyometric exercise allows a muscle group to reach its maximum force potential in the shortest time frame, says certified trainer Phil Davies, creator of the Sport Fitness Advisor. Plyometric exercise progress amplifies force p...
Plyometric exercises for hockey players can help increase shooting power, agility and your ability to rapidly change directions on the ice.
The upper extremities include the upper arms, forearms and hands, and all the structures within them. Doing plyometric exercises that target the upper extremities on a regular basis improves muscle power, allowing you to execut...
Plyometrics is an effective form of exercise, especially for athletes looking for extra strength and power. Some of the exercises included in a plyometric workout include the use of a plyometric ball, or medicine ball. The idea...
P90X stresses fat burning and muscle strengthening. The P90X program is designed for you to workout out six times per week for 13 weeks and follow the included diet plan. The P90X program contains a plyometrics workout that is ...
Plyometric training is used to improve an athlete's speed, quickness, agility, power and vertical jumping ability. Each piece of plyometric exercise equipment addresses specific components of an athlete's skills. The key in ply...
Plyometric training exercises are an alternative way of working out the muscles in your upper and lower body without the use of heavy weights. Plyometrics use intense and explosive exercises that focus on certain muscle groups....
Plyometric training is beneficial for anyone who wants to run faster. Plyometric exercises are dynamic and increase muscular strength. They are also high-intensity exercises and not for beginning runners. Without a solid fitnes...
A former FBI agent, Olympic athlete, coach and author, Fred Wilt coined the term "plyometrics" in 1975, which has its roots in Latin, meaning "measurable increases." Plyometric exercise is defined as an activity that allows the...
Plyometric exercises train your muscles to apply maximal force in the shortest time period possible, which improves your agility -- the ability to accelerate, decelerate and change directions quickly. Agility is important if yo...
If you want to step up your running performance, incorporating plyometric exercises into your running routine can help. Plyometrics are exercises that use fast, powerful movements to improve sports and fitness performance. Plyo...
Plyometric exercises are designed to train the body to move quickly and with maximum power. Boxers use plyometric training to give them speed, agility, stamina and core strength. They are designed to be quick and very intense a...
Plyometrics are exercises that involve the repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to increase muscle power. The techniques involved have been used for many years, but the actual term "plyometrics" (also known as...
Plyometric exercises are used to develop explosive strength in various muscles of your body to enhance your performance in sports or other athletic activities. Plyometrics are often associated with lower-body exercises to impro...
A staple of the P90X system, a DVD-based home workout, the exercises in the workouts cover all aspects of plyometrics training. The plyometric workout contains five sections of four movements; the first three last 30 seconds, a...
In their textbook "Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Peroformance," Dr. William D. McArdle and Professors Frank I. Katch and Victor L. Katch define plyometrics as a type of aerobic exercise designed to challenge ...
Plyometric exercises require a high level of power, endurance, flexibility and coordination to perform. Unlike regular power training, you need to use momentum to do plyometrics, much like to how soccer players need to run a fe...
Plyometrics mimics the physical demands of a fight and will train your body to move more quickly and explosively. When completing plyometric exercises, they must be done in short bursts at the highest intensity possible, then t...
This type of exercise is often done by athletes to help improve power output and sports performance. Aqua plyometrics is simply doing the exercises in a pool that are normally done on land. According to Steven Devor, assistant ...