What is pylometrics ?

Plyometrics is an advanced training technique aimed at linking strength with speed of movement to produce power. Trainers judge plyometric workouts to be more effective than weight training alone because plyometrics focus not only on developing strength but on velocity as well, which weight training fails to do. Strength and velocity together equal POWER.

By stretching a muscle tightly and then quickly contracting it, plyometric drills enable a muscle to reach maximum strength in as short of time as possible. With plyometric training, we seek to train the body's fast twitch muscle fibers so that they can load (stretch) more quickly, and in turn, unload more quickly to produce more power. In terms of basic muscular physiology, a pre-stretched, or loaded, muscle is capable of generating more force than an un-stretched muscle. Plyometric exercises "teach" muscles to respond quickly and powerfully.

Plyometrics also develop the whole neuromuscular system for power movements, not merely the contractile tissue alone. By performing regular plyometric workouts, neural pathways and muscle fiber recruitment are improved over time. Perfected by Russian and Eastern European track and field athletes in the mid-60s, plyometric training has gained worldwide acceptance and credibility through scientific research.

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