To improve lower
body power plyometrics can be used in stair workouts.
Not exact matches
While sprint training will always be the most efficient exercise for improving speed according to Ruys,
plyometric training — which utilizes your own
body weight and the elasticity of your muscles to produce
power — can also add to its effectiveness.
It takes stable and adequate
power behind experience, knowledge of your own
body, careful attention to proper technique and training programming — how often and how to incorporate
plyometric movements, so as to reap the optimal benefits of them.
Tuck jumps are a classic
plyometric exercise that uses fast and powerful movements to improve agility and
power, and many athletes successfully use it to eliminate unwanted
body fat and improve their on - field performance.
Plyometrics can also be used for improving
power in the upper
body for sports such as athletic throwing events.
I can get a multi-joint full -
body workout using my
power tower and adding a few hybrid
plyometric exercises at the end.
This
plyometric push - up exercise is great for improving upper
body strength and explosive
power.
The adaptations to
plyometric training are not only limited to the the stretch - shortening cycle, as I have outlined in the article The 101 of
Power Training for Beginners the human
body uses three mechanisms for muscular activation
For these athletes, I would recommend one upper
body combined ME / DE day, focusing primarily on heavy chest and back loading to improve arm and torso
power (such as the bench press, barbell row, landmine press, and military press), as well as several explosive movements to improve arm drive and speed (such as push presses,
plyometric bench press, and explosive Pendlay rows.)
The Clapping Push Up Launch is an upper
body plyometric exercise that builds explosive
power in the chest, shoulders, and arms.
Buti Yoga is a similar hybrid that fuses
power yoga, tribal dance, and
plyometric moves for a deep abdominal toning that works your
body from the inside out.