Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ("loaded") and then contracted (as in jumping off the ground or in push-ups with a clap between them). The aim of plyometrics is to improve muscle power.
exercises performed to pre-stretch a muscle before contracting it; design to increase force production.
Also known as "Goofy Drills" Guidance/Exercises related to the development of elastic strength. exercises strive to increase strength, speed and flexibility as well as improve form.
Training method using explosive movements to develop muscular power, e.g. bounding and hopping.
Exercises designed to generate the greatest amount of force in the shortest amount of time.
Plyometric exercise is defined as a special type of strength training where the muscles are trained to rapidly contract. In gymnastics it is most commonly used to increase the “punch” power of a gymnast for tumbling and vaulting.
The activity of rapid alternation of lengthening and shortening of specific muscle groups while resistance is continuously being applied to them.
Plyometrics is a type of exercise that uses explosive movements to develop muscular power, the ability to generate a large amount of force quickly. It may be used, for example, to improve the effectiveness of a boxer's punch, or to quicken the throwing ability of a baseball pitcher. Plyometric training acts on both the musculotendinous and neurological levels to increase an athlete's power output without necessarily increasing their maximum strength output.