Plyometric Exercises

PLYOMETRIC EXERCISES What are they? They are fast and powerful movements that involve pre-stretching of the muscle and activates the elongation and shortening cycle to subsequently produce stronger concentric contraction. The plyometric exercises train... More

PLYOMETRIC EXERCISES What are they? They are fast and powerful movements that involve pre-stretching of the muscle and activates the elongation and shortening cycle to subsequently produce stronger concentric contraction. The plyometric exercises train specific biomechanical movements, thus, the muscles, tendons and ligaments are being strengthened in a functional way. Plyometric training can take many forms, including lower limb training and upper limb medical ball exercises OBJETIVE… The goal of plyometric training is to decrease the amount of time required between eccentric muscle contraction and the initiation of concentric contraction. The parity between eccentric and concentric muscle contraction is known as the stretching and shortening cycle, which is divided into: proprioceptive reflexes and elastic properties of the muscle fiber. To carry out a program of plyometric exercises you must take into account:  Biomechanical evaluation Less