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Plyometric Training

An explosive movement which causes a muscle to rapidly lengthen then shorten is a plyometric exercise. The stretch shortening cycle plays a key role within plyometric training. The stretch shortening cycle is simply when the muscles performs an eccentric movement (when the muscles contract) then the muscles quickly perform a concentric contraction (when the muscles expand). By performing a movement like this, athletes enable their muscles to instantaneously provide a large amount of muscular power and force which enable them to carryout various different explosive movements which are required for them to perform whilst partaking in their sports. The time it takes strength to get converted into speed determines the muscular power of an individual. No specialist equipment or weights of any kind is needed to perform a plyometric exercise, which means you can perform plyometric training without any financial burden so this is believed to be the key reasoning for......

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