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artikel :	Plyometrics, Faster And Powerful
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The science and technique will always develop, so do the exercise techniques. Knowing the new routines will give you new variations and you can get better result. If you are trying to increase your muscular strength, please welcome Plyometrics.

 

What is Plyometrics

Plyometrics is an exercise option which uses a lot of explosive movements to develop the muscle strength (the ability of muscles to result in high and fast force). Even though the term plyometrics is still unfamiliar, the techniques are a common exercise done by athletes. As an example, it is done by boxers to increase the effectiveness and power of punches or the pitchers to throw a faster ball.

Plyometrics can be done to train lower and upper body. Plyometrics exercise is used to train lower body by jumping movement and its variations, like hopping, bounding, and drop jumps. While the upper body plyometrics exercise is usually by throwing a ball (weighs about 5 kg) to other people while laying down or doing clap press-up.

Advantages of Plyometrics

The reason why a lot of athletes do plyometrics exercise is because plyometrics can help the athletes to give out a greater muscular strength without spending higher energy, Thus, the athletes will get a maximal muscle power faster.

The basic principle of plyometrics is stretch shortening cycle, when the transition time between muscular contraction and stretching phase is very short, so that the energy wasted during the transition phase is low. Besides, plyometrics can push the nerve cells to interconnect with a centered, bigger power. Thus, the muscles can contract faster and stronger.

Be careful

To those who are interested in doing this exercise, there are several important things you need to know. This exercise has a high injury-risk because the high power used during exercising. Thus, this exercise should be done by those who are fit (has a good body strength, balance, coordination and flexibility) with an expert’s instruction.

To those under 13 years old or to those who can do squats les hat 1.5 times his body weight, they should choose lower intensity plyometrics exercises. So do those who weigh over 240 pound.
Besides, this exercise should not be on a hard surface area, such as concrete. This exercise should be done on carpet, mattress or grass.

So, are you interested to try? But be careful in doing this exercise so you will not get hurt. Do not forget that high protein intake is needed to complement your exercise.