Plyometrics

Yesterday I spent a pleasant afternoon with my other half's father, he's as good as a father in law at this stage. We had some good bonding time as we (he) put together two 20 inch plyometric boxes! I figured I'd have a 20 inch box and a 32 inch box, however having seen the 20 inch built up we figured that 32 inchs would be way too much for some of my clients, and that I'd probably need a box smaller than 20 inches! So we built another 20 inch! Perfect I reckon for group sessions.

Plyometric exercises promote high movement speed, fast twitch fibre recruitment and elastic tendon energy release; yet seem to be largely ignored by the Ben Dunnes and Jackie Skelly's of this world. Indeed the only gyms I have seen these in are CrossFit boxes and 1 gym which will go unamed in my hometown - however they only got these because the local GAA team required them for training! I think if you are playing any sport which requires sudden bursts of energy and instant energy you should consider plyometric exercises, these can range from a simple jump onto a box (or whatever is available) to more complicated rotational moves requiring medicine balls - such as the twister or medicine ball toss!

So you see, I'm not all about the Kettlebells!

dc