Great article about plyometric box jumps and power development. " Trainees who are going to use box jumping as a form of conditioning should jump onto the box and then step down rather than jumping down. Jumping off a box is more stressful than jumping onto a box, which involves less impact in the landing. Using plyometric box jumps as a form of energy system conditioning, especially for high repetitions and as part of a circuit, is simply too stressful on the bones and connective tissues and increases the risk of injury. It also will do little to develop power"
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:54:57 +0000
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