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Category: Plyometrics

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Plyometrics

PLYOMETRIC TRAINING

Originally developed for Olympic athletes, plyometric training is a training technique designed to increase muscular power and explosiveness. A plyometric training session consists of resistance exercises that rapidly stretch a muscle (eccentric phase) and then rapidly shorten it (concentric phase).  Hopping and jumping exercises are the perfect example of some plyometric exercises. This form of training...

plyometric training

Plyometrics

Jump for joy! Blast fat with plyometrics!

“Plyometrics burns the maximum amount of calories in the shortest amount of time while toning the body from head to toe.”-  Roya Siroospour, fitness trainer. With a plyometric training, you can burn the impressive amount of 350 calories in less than 30 minutes. To be more specific, a 150-pound person can burn 544 calories per hour...