| Basics
about Plyometrics |
| Based upon Latin origins, plyo
+ metrics is interpreted to mean
measured increases. And PlyoCity is providing measured
increases to thousands of athletes. |
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| Plyometric
Training |
| "Plyometrics is
the term now applied to exercises that have their roots in
Europe, where they were first known simply as jump
training. Interest in this jump training increased in the
early 1970's as East European athletes emerged as powers
on the world sport scene. The actual term 'plyometrics'
was first coined in 1975 by Fred Wilt, one of America's
more forward-thinking track and field coaches. Based on
Latin origins, plyo + metrics is interpreted to mean
'measurable increases.' These seemingly exotic exercises
were thought to be responsible for the rapid
competitiveness and growing superiority of Eastern
Europeans in track and field events. Plyometrics rapidly
became known to coaches and athletes as exercises or
drills aimed at linking strength with speed of movement to
produce power. Plyometric training became essential to
athletes who jumped, lifted or threw."
"Plyometrics is defined as
exercises that enable a muscle to reach maximum strength
in as short a time as possible. This speed-strength
ability is known as power," says plyo expert D. Chu. |
Plyometrics are essential to any athlete seeking to develop a
higher level of core strength, speed, agility, and vertical
reach. |
