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How plyometric exercises pay off on the run

What are plyometric exercises, exactly? . 

Usually programmed into a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout, these moves emphasize jumping. And you’re probably already familiar with them (hello, squat jumps and burpees!), but it’s also possible you’re not executing them regularly or at all. 

Here’s why you want to add them to your next workout.

Bullet Points of Key Topics:

What are plyometric exercises?

How do they work?

What are the types of plyometric exercises?

How do plyometrics help with running?

How plyometric exercises pay off on the run

Prepare for plyometrics

Modify when necessary

Focus on form first

Progress gradually

Prioritize your body

Your Weekly Plyometric Routine

Jump Squat

Burpee

Explosive Push-Up

Box Jump

Summary

I hope this has given you a flavour for what Plyometrics are.  Plus, if you are looking to add a bit of spice to you training then why not give a try.

There is nothing like changing your training habits to help keeping you motivated.

As with anything new.  Be cautious and then build on what you have done the previous session and hopefully it will provide you with a spring in your step.

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Anyway we say someone using a cable like apparatus attached to a tree.  Katy asked me what is that.  I told her that it is called TRX suspension cable.

Now if you stick with me as I will tie this how this can be useful for running.

The History

Randy Hetrick, a former Navy Seal and Stanford MBA graduate, developed the Total Resistance eXercise (TRX) [5] equipment and the associated Suspension Training bodyweight exercises in the 1990s,[6] and started marketing it in 2005.

Suspension Training uses straps that act as a form of resistance against the user’s bodyweight. The training revolves around seven basic compound movements: push, pull, plank, rotate, hinge, lunge and squat.  These movements can, in turn, be developed into a multitude of workout options.

With Suspension Training, the biggest advantage is that it can go on the road with you to be used anywhere – a ‘gym in a bag’. This allows the user to achieve all the results of a full gym with just one set of straps.

Although, I would say one of the cons is finding a frame that can hold your body weight.  You can buy frames, which by the way are very expensi

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