Jumping Into Plyometrics

Jumping Into Plyometrics
Author: Donald A. Chu
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780880118460

Detailing plyometric exercises for a variety of sports, this guide explains how plyometrics work and how to incorporate plyometrics into a comprehensive strength and power training program. Illustrations.

Plyometrics

Plyometrics
Author: Donald A. Chu
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0736079602

Using the latest research, top trainer Donald Chu presents the best methods, strength and power exercises, workouts, and programs for optimizing athletes’ performance. Sport-specific plans can be easily integrated into a comprehensive training program. Injury prevention and rehab protocols reduce time on the sidelines.

Plyometrics for Athletes at All Levels

Plyometrics for Athletes at All Levels
Author: Neal Pire
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006-08-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1569755590

Successful athletes combine great skill with explosive power. If you want to improve your skills: practice, practice, practice. If you want to improve your power: do PLYOMETRICS. With over 70 exercises specially designed to enhance your speed, power, jumping and agility,

Plyometrics

Plyometrics
Author: Donald A. Chu
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492581755

Strength and power—which provide the ability to move quickly with great force—are absolute necessities for today’s athletes. Elite players, coaches, and trainers rely on plyometrics to improve quickness, speed, jumping ability, footwork, body control, balance, and overall performance. With this authoritative guide on plyometrics, you can, too. In Plyometrics, Donald Chu and Gregory Myer present only the best science-based and tested drills, exercises, and programs to ensure optimal performance results for every athlete at any level in any sport. You’ll also find the latest research, application, and recommendations for the prevention, screening, and rehabilitation of injuries as well as targeted training for young athletes and female athletes. Plyometrics provides instruction on assessment, selection, and sequencing of exercises for building the ideal program based on individual needs and goals. You’ll also find nine sport-specific training regimens, including basketball, soccer, football, rugby, volleyball, and mixed martial arts. With comprehensive coverage and expert insights, Chu and Myer take the guesswork out of training and provide the best tool for achieving dynamic strength and explosive power. It is the ultimate resource for maximizing athletic performance.

Plyometric Anatomy

Plyometric Anatomy
Author: Derek Hansen
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-08-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492586269

Elite players, coaches, and trainers rely on plyometrics to develop power, agility, speed, strength, body control, balance, and overall athletic performance. With this authoritative guide on plyometrics, you can too! In Plyometric Anatomy, authors Derek Hansen, coach and consultant to elite athletes and professional and collegiate sports teams, and Steve Kennelly, assistant head athletic trainer for the New York Football Giants, share the training they’ve used to propel athletes at all levels to success. They present 94 plyometric exercises, with 78 variations that increase in difficulty for continued development over time. Each exercise is fully illustrated with detailed anatomical art to showcase the muscles that are activated during the drill, so you can clearly see how the exercise contributes to improved performance. You’ll also find unique plyometric exercises and variations that combine upper- and lower-body muscles in a single drill to better simulate complex sport-specific movements. Plus, considerations such as the impact of performing the drills on various surfaces, commonly used equipment, and use of external loads are included to make sure you get the most from your training. With comprehensive coverage and expert insights, Plyometric Anatomy takes the guesswork out of training and provides the best tool to help you achieve dynamic strength and explosive power. It is the ultimate illustrative resource for maximizing athletic power production.

Developing Power

Developing Power
Author: National Strength & Conditioning Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0736095268

Authored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Developing Power is the definitive resource for developing athletic power. With exercises and drills, assessments, analysis, and programming, this book will elevate power and performance in all sports.

High-Powered Plyometrics, 2E

High-Powered Plyometrics, 2E
Author: Radcliffe, James
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2015-04-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1450498132

High-Powered Plyometrics presents exercises and programs used by today’s top athletes, coaches, and conditioning experts for development of explosive power, strength, and speed. Along with exclusive access to an online video library, it features 23 programs for 21 sports and the latest training methods, equipment, and assessments as well as 79 exercises for increasing power.

Explosive Plyometrics

Explosive Plyometrics
Author: Michael Yessis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2009
Genre: Exercise
ISBN: 9780981718064

Explosive Plyometrics can give you the speed and power you need for any sport. This is the definitive book on what are real explosive plyometrics. Keep in mind that although explosive plyometrics uses jumps, not all jump exercises are plyometric. This book gives you the true explosive plyometric exercises for you to develop the greatest speed and explosive power possible. This easy to read and well illustrated book with pictures taken from live digital film, will answer all your questions and give you information never before reported by Verkhoshansky, the creator of plyometrics and others. Individual chapters are devoted to the latest state-of-the-art leg, arm, midsection and total body explosive training. They guarantee that you will increase your explosive power and sport fitness, to become a better performing athlete.

Power Plyometrics

Power Plyometrics
Author: Edward McNeely
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2007
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1841262005

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