Very frequently we start our training sessions at TSS with some basic jumping. It should not be overlooked or underestimated. I do not like jumping for conditioning very often, as you will see in the video how it can diminish performance. Try to keep your feet moving fast and explosive. Know the difference between power and conditioning and when to use both. If you choose to do sets of 20 or more short box jumps in a circuit, that's fine, but it's just not my style. It will burn calories, and build endurance, but it will do little for building power and speed, in my opinion. Here are a few options and suggestions for incorporating jumping into your training, preferably before some heavy lifting.
 


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01/05/2011 2:16pm

Matt Another great video, funny that you put this up when last night I was just playing around with some box jumps, i tried a few single leg jumps, have you any thoughts on these or is it just me being creative but not productive.

keep up the awesome work. and thanks for putting up the next Ethan Reeve video.

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david pavkovich
01/05/2011 6:54pm

what is a good way to incorporate jumps into training for a specific sport like basketball?make them part of a lifting session as a warmup maybe? or do you think the better benefit for sport training would be to set a day aside for plyo?

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01/06/2011 5:16am

Hugh,
I like single leg squats and jumps,use them as skill work sometimes, but try getting a room full of guys doing them at the same time...ugly, unless they are trained gymnasts.

David,
It would be best to train lower body plyo's the day before heavy training or right before if necessary.

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