Cowman

Hey

anyone know anything about plyometrics? I've done a bit of research and want to start doing them..however, im not sure how I should put them into my workout routine...I've heard you should only do them 2-3 times per week
so can I just do them on any day? Or should I put them in with a leg workout and then another day?

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I would start out with one night and find the best way to work it into your schedule. To me it was a very intense workout when I first started. I now try to do them once or twice a week depending on my game schedule.

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JStrider

so uh... wanna fill in the rest of us on what plyometrics are... maybe a brief explanation or a website link about it...

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apeman

i haven't started yet, but i went for a run yesterday and my (unfit) legs coped ok ... so i'm gonna try today and see how it goes

from looking at the site, the beginners version involves stuff like jumping onto and off a box, taking big bounds with one or two legs... it looks a good way to beat your legs into shape

from the "weightless exercises" thread:
cheers for pointing me that way guys

EDIT: damn the link highlighting on this board! this is the link, it's in the quote but you can't see it : LINK >>> Plyometric exercises

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Cowman

Plyometrics are exercises which work on the explosiveness, or speed, of your muscles. In decreases the amount of time your muscles take to contract, and then inflate(or whatever word you want to use) again.

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apeman

if it's based so much on power it will probably be anaerobic? so not good with a leg workout... i'd replace every other leg work out with it maybe ...

i still haven't started, please beat me

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jmad

I just bought a book on this stuff, and read it on the plane ride home from Europe. You're supposed to start out on the easy stuff and get your joints prepared for the more intense stuff. Jumping in place and stuff that works on your coordination (like dot drills) are the less intense. The more intense are box jumps, where you start out standing on a 18 or 24 inch high box, heels hanging off the edge, letting yourself drop, then exploding up back into starting position. There is a lot of other stuff, but basically use common sense, and ease yourself in. You can do it on any day, but they are short yet exhaustive exercises, so I recommend not doing it on a leg lifting day.

SiNai

Haha, that link looks familiar..

I did that exact same program you are looking at, apeman, 3 times a week opposite my lifting workouts, 3 weeks of beginner, int., and adv., and I'm positive I can jump higher, and my calves look fearsome. Highly recommended..

[Edit]: By the way, beginner is easy. Int and Adv start to get challenging- about as hard as HIIT sessions, with exercises telling you to "do as many as you can" and such..

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