plyometric
Explosive exercise style
Plyometric describes exercises that involve rapid, explosive muscle contractions—typically jumping, bounding, or throwing movements where muscles stretch then immediately contract.
The technique builds power by training the stretch-shortening cycle: plyometric training, plyometric jumps, a plyometric workout.
Athletes use plyometrics to improve speed, agility, and explosive strength.
Moving by leaps
- leapingSpringing into air
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- velocityDirected rate of motion
force · impulse · momentum · acceleration · reactivity · propulsion · intensity · rapid
Quickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- speedRate of motion
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- performanceCarrying out a task
fitness · conditioning · mobility · flexibility · balance · cardiovascular · stamina · functional
Repetitive training routines
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- intervalDuration between two points
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- repetitionAct of redoing
warm-up · cool-down · stretching · recovery · adaptation · biomechanics · proprioception · resistance
bounding
Moving by leaps
velocity · force · impulse · momentum · acceleration · reactivity · propulsion · intensity · rapid · thrust
agility
Quickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- speedRate of motion
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
performance · fitness · conditioning · mobility · flexibility · balance · cardiovascular · stamina · functional · competition
drills
Repetitive training routines
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- intervalDuration between two points
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
repetition · warm-up · cool-down · stretching · recovery · adaptation · biomechanics · proprioception · resistance · periodization
power
Energy transfer rate
stability · tenacity · robustness · vigor · potency · tension · contraction
plyometricisometric
Having uniform measurements
isotonic · static · isometric hold · concentric · eccentric