Plyometric Exercises

Sprinting – Training and Exercise

July 7, 2009

Sprinting is one of the most common exercises that athletes are familiar with. However, it is often overlooked as a method for training vertical jump and agility. Remember that when we train for something like a better vertical jump, we are training our bodies to be efficient. This goes hand-in-hand with developing a solid mind/body [...]

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Single Leg Bounding

July 6, 2009

Single leg bounding will greatly increase the strength and stamina of every muscle in your legs. This exercise is a good alternative to the triple jump. The triple jump requires a running start, while single leg bounding can be done from a standstill. Be sure to stretch out your calves and upper leg areas before [...]

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Triple Jump Technique

July 5, 2009

The triple jump is a pretty strenuous exercise if you’ve never tried it before. The upside to it is that this exercise can really improve your one-legged takeoff. If you’ve never really watched a triple jump, it’s actually pretty interesting. I should probably warn you that if you’ve had any trouble recently with shin splints [...]

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Power Skip Exercise

July 1, 2009

The power skip is pretty much exactly what you think it is….an exaggerated skipping motion. This would actually be a good exercise to use if you want a quick warmup. It will get your blood flowing and loosen up the joints in pretty much your entire body. The power skip will also help with balance [...]

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Depth Drops – Reactive Plyometric Exercise

June 30, 2009

Depth drops are exercises that train your legs and body to absorb impact after a very high jump. Theses exercises will help strengthen the ligaments and tendons in your feet and legs. This is important due to the fact that your body will be impacting the ground with a lot of force every time you [...]

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High Box Depth Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 28, 2009

High box depth jumps are another example of combination plyometric exercises. This one is obviously a combination of depth jumps and box jumps. These kinds of exercises give you a tougher workout and add a little more variation to help avoid the mundane. It’s always good to look for new exercises (or make up your [...]

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Low Squat Jump to Lunge Jump – Advanced Plyometrics

June 26, 2009

The low squat jump to lunge jump is an interesting exercise. It is actually quite simple because it is just a combination of low squat jumps and lunge jumps..as you probably guessed. This will really give you a good workout and greatly increase the strength of the upper portion of your legs.  To begin, get [...]

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Alternating Lunge Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 25, 2009

Alternating lunge jumps are pretty tiring if you perform them at your max. These can really help build up your quadricep muscles and other very important jumping muscles. I would recommend doing these lunge jumps at the beginning of your workout so you have the energy to perform them correctly. To start your alternating lunge [...]

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Side To Side Box Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 24, 2009

Side to side box jumps help to build lateral quickness and power. Use this exercise to build up the supporting muscles on the left and right sides of your ankles. You can move over to the box jump page for another variation of this exercise.  Side to side box jumps begin with the setup of [...]

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Low Box Depth Jump – Advanced Plyometrics

June 22, 2009

The low box depth jump is very good for developing your reactive strength and explosiveness. This sort of strength allows you to turn downward vertical motion into upward vertical motion. If you miss a blocked shot and need to go back up immediately to grab a defensive rebound, this is the exercise that will help [...]

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