explosive movements
Rapid powerful actions
Explosive movements are rapid, powerful motions that generate maximum force in minimum time—jumping, sprinting, throwing, or striking.
The term belongs to athletics and fitness, describing actions that require muscles to contract quickly and forcefully: Plyometrics train explosive movements, The workout includes explosive movements like box jumps and medicine ball slams.
Distinguished from slow, controlled exercises.
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- thrustForceful forward motion
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- box jumpStanding leap onto platform
- leapSudden springing movement
vertical leap · power · snap · spring · plyometric · power clean · dynamic · force · acceleration · launch · propel · twitch · muscle fiber · sprint · starting blocks · fast break · bound · recoil
explosive movementscool-down exercises
Post-exertion flexibility movements
tai chi · slow walking · resting · stillness
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