Monday, August 19, 2013

Plyometrics

Read "The Vertical Jump Bible" by Kelly Baggett and started implementing one of the programmes written in the book. I had a test day to determine which type of programme I should go for. My still vertical was 28" and running (3 steps) vertical was 31". Vertical from depth jump was similar to my still vertical which illustrated that my reactive strength needs to be improved.

So on top of my 5/3/1 programme which consists of 4 weight training days, I now have an addition of 2 days of plyometrics consisting of a lot of hops.

Here's one of the most important exercises for improving reactive strength:


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