Plyometric exercise
Looking for plyometric drills or plyometric training routines? Plyometrics can be good warm up exercises before running, help build fast twitch muscles and are good for power training. There is information here for the young athlete as well as weight training for older men… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
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Sports News: Aquatic Plyometrics
The Benefits of Aquatic Plyometrics
Plyometrics : Do plyometrics work for the upper body?
Periodisation models: sport-specific requirements for skill acquisition and competition readiness
Complex training: The potentiation effect - can one training mode really enhance another?
Strength endurance: Power without mass: how strength and plyometric training can boost endurance running performance
Pre-conditioning - or how to do the preparatory work needed to stay in tip-top training condition all year round
Agility: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: sport-specific drills for boosting agility
Weight training for women: Why women avoid weight training - and how coaches can change their minds
Fast-twitch muscles: Twitch and you're gone - all you need to know about developing fast-twitch muscle fibre for speed, power and strength
Hydrotherapy: Don't pour cold water over hydrotherapy
Power: How basketball players and other power athletes can learn to jump higher and run faster
sport specific weight training
Sport specific weight training
Stretching Flexibility Exercises 1
Stretching Flexibility Exercises 1: What science has to say about the performance benefits of flexibility training
Endurance Performance: Conventional training for distance events is dead: now you need to work on your anaerobic power
Speed Parachutes: Displaying their bold maize and blue colors, the chutes billow out behind runners during workouts, attached by cords to the athletes' chests.
Fitness Testing
Training Dietary Regimes: You can lead a footballer to a proper diet, but can you make him eat it?
curls, crunches, twists, raises, pushes and chops | exercises
You know curls and crunches, but what about twists, raises, pushes and chops?
"run-play" Training: These workouts can boost fitness, speed, endurance and correct weaknesses - and are fun to do.
Strength training | strength programs
Strength training programs
Here's an exclusive report on a world-record attempt made in (or about) the year 2025
Periodisation 1: Periodisation
rugby league training | strength | power
Rugby League Training - Strength And Power: Professional Rugby League is a demanding sport, combining raw aggression and subtle playing skill in equal measure.
Fitness program - How to design a sports-specific fitness program
Strength Shoes: Does the 'strength' shoe really do anything for your strength?
medicine ball training workouts
Medicine ball training workouts: Does medicine ball training really work?
You may not appreciate it at the time, but an injury can teach you a lot about how your body works
Sport-Specific Fitness
400 Metres Training Schedule: Mark Richardson recently beat the renowned Michael Johnson over 400 metres. Here is part of his training schedule.
Rugby: Training tips from the Women's World Cup
By now, we've all heard about the "fire and brimstone" training camp which Kenyan runners attend each year just prior to the World Cross-Country Championships.
Plyometric Exercise | Power Training
Plyometric Exercise and Power Training
Shoulder Injuries: Here are a number of further exercises to help you avoid shoulder pain
Sports science of the future - Here's an exclusive report on a world-record attempt made in (or about) the year 2025
How to monitor your maximal running speed, your power and your endurance - in training.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: Tips for avoiding delayed onset muscle soreness (the dreaded DOMS)
Injury Management: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
Concentric and Eccentric Quadriceps Contractions
Concentric and Eccentric Quadriceps Contractions
Weight Training For Runners: If you want to improve performance, the cardinal rule is: be more specific.
How to design a sports-specific fitness programme
Muscle Soreness: Try this eccentric method of getting rid of muscle soreness.
Endurance Athletes Workouts: You may (mistakenly) think this training method is old hat, but it is brilliant for endurance athletes. Here are a couple of suggested workouts
Power Training: How contrast power training maximises performance
Power Trainers Need Extra Protein
Power Trainers Need Extra Protein
Sport Injury Rehabilitation: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
Speed Training: How the Frappier super treadmill helps athletes run faster
Muscle soreness is the bane of all athletes because it's connected with low muscular power outputs and an inability to carry out high-quality workouts and competitions.
Weight Training
strength training routines | strength training programmes | strength training
Strength training routines: most runners think that strength training routines are something carried out in a weight room or gym utilising various pieces of equipment (barbells, dumbbells, weight machines, etc.).
repetitive stress injuries | coaching children
If you coach children, you have to take particular care to avoid repetitive stress
Warm up exercises: your old-style warm-up exercises may need updating
Plyometric training: why stiffer legs make running easier
tendons | tendon | strength training
Tendons strength training: Performance benefits of optimising both components of your muscle tendon units
shoulder excercises | shoulder injury prevention
Shoulder excercises and shoulder injury prevention
Power Training - Strength or power: which matters most for peak athletic performance?
Questions
Do you have any books or articles on elite sprint hurdle drills and model training sessions???
What do you think of the Peak Performance Premium area? (!)
As the main provider of information in this area, I'd like to find out what you think about the videos and the articles in particular.
I injured my shoulder 10 weeks ago...more than a strain?
I injured my shoulder 10 weeks ago, reaching backward to pull open a stuck door. I didn't go to the doctor right away, because it seemed just sore/strained.
I want to make a rep volleyball team! Tryouts are in september and i need some trainig ideas from now to then to help me prepare. Any ideas?
How do I increase speed, explosiveness, and my verticle leap?
I am an 20 yr old collegiate basketball player, wanting to improve my speed, foot speed, stability, explosiveness, and verticle leap.
When should Creatine be taken, before or after training?
I am a 38yr old athelte who is starting to take creatine to improve my training and performance, as I have read that Creatine should be used as a suppliment for older athletes.
What is the best way to train for a judo tournament?
Our matches are 5 minutes long with no breaks, up to 8 matches in the tournament. I am trying to find the best exercises to get us ready for the tournament.
What are the best exercises for improving strength as a road cyclist?
I race 40km crit races and want to move from c grade to b grade next season.
I have dificulty shaping the lower part of my stomach. What exercise can I do to reach that area.
How do you tell if you have shin splints. I have a pain in my left leg above my ankle, but I don't know what it is.
Plyometric/Neural adaptation drills for running. Any for cycling?
PP brought out an article about 7yrs ago on plyometric drills and how they improved 5 k times. Can anyone tell me what issue that was as I'd like to refresh myself with them.
I need information reguarding elastic strenght training. Please help in reguards to this topic.
Plyometric training - how long?
In an off season period, along with strength & conditioning and general aerobic work, what would be a good length plyometric session to add in once or twice a week to training for a 16 yr old athlete?
Most effective beginner and advance Plyometric exercise?
What are the most effective ones for beginners espcially that is safe(minimal risk of injury)?
Des resting heart rate affect your performance?
i am a 22 year old male having played soccer my whole life, my resting heart rate is about 68 beats per minute, this is quite high compared to other elite athletes, would this affect my performance, c
Why is the Bench Press so popular...
I do not really care for it, I like Squats so much better. Don't the back and legs provide a better measure of strength?
Diets/WorkOuts/any help for rugby?
I'm playing for a rugby team that is touring in Ireland this up and coming spring.
Supplementation to prevent upper respiratory infections?
After any type of exercise (running or weight training), I wind up getting sick (upper respiratory) within a day or two. 50 year old male.
I am 12 and I sometimes feel tired after sprinting 40m. This is what may be affecting my 200m. 60m-8.8 100m-13.1 200m-29.1
How do you condition fast twitch fibres?
I hear that is what makes you faster. This is because I am looking to get a faster time in my 100m and 200m
If you could only do five exercises...
...what would they be?
A programme for 'jumpers knee'
I'm looking for a good/decent programme to prevent jumper's knee, in addition to this a programme for the athlete once they have been diagnosed with this sympton.
I can no longer access this, can i have the website address and access to this. I paid for the service at the time but due to computer errors i was not able to gain all info.
How to increase my vertical leap without paying?
just want to increase my vertical leap quickly ad in the cheapest way possible
Need Experts for a Fighter's development programme/ programme critique
Dear All, I compete in a full contact martial arts, and would like some feedback on the program I am currently on. I am a light-welterweight and weigh 65kg on peak :
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Here is the first and not the last instalment of Nick Mitchell’s long awaited All Strength Q&A.
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Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" ?
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" Article by Steve Blades. It is all about carbohydrate rotation for ultimate performance.
Another great read by Steve Blades aka "Marmite". If you are not making gains in the gym or the track this will change everything completely.
You are a Beginner, READ THIS!
A great,long article about everything on general bodybuilding ,training, nutrition and supplementation as a beginner.
A great new update to hit Rawgrip.com, a great article for all of the new found health freaks this year.
Squat Rx Video Creator Interview
If you are a serious lifter you must have heard of the “Squat Rx” video series all over the net. The Videos are available on YouTube.
How Focused Are You at the Gym?
Sean discusses The Top 10 Reasons why you are slacking in the Gym and How to prevent this. He exposes some great Tips how to make your training sessions more productive for better end results.
Finally an article created for all you serious weight shifters. C Pikey discuses the truth about A massive Bench Press and gives some tips How To Improve your Weak Bench.
Glycemic Index in Athletes and Weight management
An article about the glycemic index of carbohydrates pertains directly to athletes and their performance.
A new article by Michael Nystrom discussing the protein intake amounts in athletes. Athlete Protein intake article
America's growing health crisis.
A great plyometric article i have read. The best thing about it is free and it gives no BS information about the subject.
Training Methods for the Development of Power
The other day I came across a presentation a friend and I did at university. Thought I'd share it with you all.
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Ladder Drill Hopping Two Forward One Back
This drill is great for developing uni-lateral (one foot) coordination as it challenges the movement skills of athletes. Hopping drills are also great for developing lower leg strength and power.
