Swimmers and coaches are always looking for ways to improve the health and fitness of their athletes. That is why many focus on dryland training just as much as the training done in the water. A well ...

Plyometric training, also known as reactive or jump training, can add new and challenging exercises to your exercise program. Athletes use this type of training to increase power, speed and agility.

In honor of Leap Day, I thought we should explore the world of plyometric training. The most common plyometric exercises include hops, jumps and bounding movements. These exercises typically increase ...

If you want to turn your workout routine up a notch with the explosive, muscle-building exercises called plyometrics, take your regimen to a swimming pool, researchers at Ohio State University suggest ...

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Most fitness gurus recommend including both isolation and compound movements in your workout routine to get the best of both worlds. Isolation exercises like the classic bicep curl zone in on one ...

SANTA CLARA, California, June 19. PLYOMETRICS start with children doing hopscotch with their friends on the playground. (Do kids still have recess?) However, this seemingly innocuous form of exercise ...

You may not have heard the term 'plyometric exercises' before, but you've probably done them: think burpees, squat jumps and mountain climbers. If these explosive jumping exercises leave you wanting ...

From its humble beginnings in Eastern European track and field programs to its current status as a cornerstone of athletic training, plyometric exercise has transformed how we approach power ...

Bob Lockwood spent many years at Kansas University, first as a student in the late 1950s, then as a coach, physical education instructor and researcher from the 1960s through the 1990s. Over the years ...

Two studies published last month offered interesting takes on strength training for runners. One, from researchers in Chile and Spain, looked at plyometrics (abstract here; RW Newswire story by Scott ...