Plyometric Exercises

Lateral Cone Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 21, 2009

Lateral cone jumps are a very useful exercise for building agility and foot speed. They will also help strengthen your lower leg muscles along with the muscles that support your ankles. Lateral cone jumps are very similar to slalom jumps. The only difference is that you’ll be jumping over an actual object this time. To [...]

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Rim Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 15, 2009

Rim jumps are often used by basketball players as a more advanced plyometric exercise. A basketball rim touch is a great measure of your vertical jump ability. The rim jump is used to build power and endurance in the lower legs. If you want to do rim jumps properly, you should be able to touch [...]

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Leap Frog Jump – Intermediate Plyometrics

June 12, 2009

The leap frog jump is another one of those exercises that might make you look a little funny if you do it at the gym. Embarrassment aside, this is actually a very good exercise to help build explosive strength and lateral jumping ability.  To begin the leap frog jump, squat down to the ground so [...]

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Box Squat Jumps – Intermediate Plyometrics

June 9, 2009

The box squat jump is an interesting movement. It’s very similar to the step up jump in that it puts your body in a disadvantaged position. The difference is that you will be sitting in a chair or on a box to perform this movement.  To get started with box squat jumps find a chair, [...]

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Step Up Jump – Intermediate Plyometrics

June 6, 2009

The step up jump is a great way to build strength in the upper half of your legs. This exercise is very useful because it puts your body at a mechanical disadvantage…in other words, it’s harder than just normal jumping. Using this mechanical disadvantage, the step up jump forces your body to generate more strength [...]

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Burpees Exercise (Squat Thrusts) – Intermediate Plyometrics

June 4, 2009

Burpees are a unique exercise that seem to be growing in popularity. One of the major things that makes burpees so useful is the fact that they really help involve the entire body instead of just one area. Use this exercise to build full body strength as well as stamina.  To perform the burpees exercise, [...]

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Tuck Jump Exercise – Intermediate Plyometrics

May 31, 2009

Tuck jumps are an interesting exercise. They fall into the category of box jumps and hurdle jumps, but with more of an exaggerated motion. Odds are you’ve seen athletes doing tuck jumps as a little warm up in order to get psyched for the competition. Usually  a sprinter might use these to help stretch out his legs [...]

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Hurdle Jump – Intermediate Plyometrics

May 28, 2009

Here is an explosive movement called the hurdle jump. The hurdle jump is quite similar to box jumps. The difference is that you’re jumping over an object rather than on to it. Use this exercise to build explosive power and vertical jumping ability. The fact that you have to emphasize the upward propulsion of your [...]

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Leapfrogs (Double Leg Bounding) – Intermediate Plyometrics

May 27, 2009

Leapfrogs are similar to the standing broad jump. The difference is that leapfrogs are performed in a repeating manner, as opposed to stopping after each jump. This exercise will help build strength in your entire leg as well as endurance.  To perform leapfrogs, all you need to do is jump forward with as much force [...]

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Standing Broad Jump – Intermediate Plyometrics

May 20, 2009

The standing broad jump is a great way to increase overall leg strength. It is also a great way to measure your explosiveness. Think of the standing broad jump as a horizontal jump test. If you want to know how Michael Jordan got his insane ability to take off from the free throw line, check [...]

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