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Plyometric Training Exercises & Agility

Hunter Bennett When it comes down to improving athletic performance, we often think about enhancing our training to maximize speed, power, and strength – which makes sense, as each of these plays a key role in improving our physical capacity. But one key quality that often gets forgotten is agility. What is agility? Agility is

Plyometrics and athletic performance

Plyometric Training to Enhance Performance

Hunter Bennett When it comes to maximizing the athletic performance of any sporting endeavor, it is in your best interest to find and use training methods that provide you with the most bang for your buck. This is ultimately why strength training has become an integral component of literally every athlete’s training regime – because

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Plyometric Vs Skills-Based Conditioning For Volleyball Players: How Each Stacks Up

Alyssa Bialowas There is a lack of studies on the effectiveness of plyometric training on conditioning capacities in female volleyball players. Volleyball involves repeated jumping, agility in the form of sprinting and changing direction, requires high aerobic power as well as involves strength of the upper and lower body muscles. Athletes, coaches, sport scientists and

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Maximize Performance With Plyometrics & HIIT

Alyssa Bialowas Plyometric exercise is described as explosive movements in which your muscles exert maximum force in the shortest period of time. Think: Squat jumps, box jumps and kickboxing kicks. These high intensity exercises burn fat and train your fast-twitch muscle fibers, beneficial for speed and power. Plyometric exercise is widely used by athletes in

Improve Your Game With Plyometrics

Tracey Battle, 50, is a 2017 USATF Masters Track & Field champion in the long jump and triple jump. Workout Warmup – Strides: 1. Begin 1/4 down jump runway, running to sand. 2. Rest up to 1 minute between runs. 3. Increase speed and distance to full runway at near-sprint speed. Jump Drill Workout: 1.

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Maximize Results By Combining Yoga & HIIT

Alyssa Bialowas The effects of yogic exercise and its ability to increase an individual’s aerobic capacity are seldom studied.  Yoga is widely understood to confer benefits to a person’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well being, and studies that compare the effects of yoga and exercise seem to indicate that yoga is more effective than exercise