Jumping into Plyometrics: 100 Exercises For Power & Strength

Author: Donald A. Chu
ISBN: 0880118466
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
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First practiced by the dominant Eastern Bloc athletes of the 1970s, today plyometrics has become a mainstream form of training used by serious athletes around the world. The reason is that plyometrics offers athletes at all levels a proven, straightforward way to enhance their athletic abilities and to get an edge on the competition.

This second edition of Jumping Into Plyometrics presents 100 illustrated plyometric exercises in seven categories:

Jumps-in-place
Standing jumps
Multiple jumps
Box drills
Depth jumps
Bounding
Medicine ball exercises

Excellent for both recreational and elite athletes, the exercises can be used to improve quickness, speed, and jumping ability while also helping to develop better coordination, body control, and balance.

This edition includes the latest research on plyometric training, a new layout with a much-improved format for drills, and sidebars on star athletes who have benefited from plyometrics. Plus, author Donald Chu--who has worked as a consultant for the United States Tennis Association and for teams in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, and the National Basketball Association--gives you instructions and examples of how to choose from the wide selection of exercises to build the ideal plyometric training program for your chosen sport.

Jumping Into Plyometrics is the most complete book ever written on this form of explosive power training.

Customer Reviews:

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Great resource for any and all types of athletes. Informative and quick to buzz through. There is a ton of info. for the novice and pro. It's not organized perfectly, but the content is worth the purchase.

2009-06-13

look no further for plyometrics

Hi im suresh from india, im a certified PT from Ace. This book was introduced to me by my ceo. i bought this book and found it very useful. each exercises is explained clearly with relevant usage for particular sport. Don chu is certainly the DON of plyometics, so look no furhter, don waste time jus buy this. i am also thinking of buying the dvd version of the same.

2009-05-08

good overall info

This is a good book to give an overview of plyometrics and it gives great sport specific plyometric exercises. It is missing details of which muscle groups are utilized with each exercise, but overall a good book.

2009-02-18

Exercise Book

I have still yet to finish this book. It is very technical if you are looking for full on explanation of how your body works in junction with the exercises specified. Although it hasn't really kept my interest. Very cool how it categorizes each sport and how to use plyometrics to train for each:)

2009-02-04

Excellent

As an outdoor fitness instructor, I have been able to use several of the exercises. Great suggestion from my Chiropractor!

2008-05-09

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