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Re: plyos?

Posted By: Daniel Martinez (rrcs-24-173-49-179.sw.biz.rr.com)
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 3:01 p.m.

In Response To: Re: plyos? (Christopher Mundt)

I train volleyball players so our preparation techniques are damn near opposite weightlifters during season, with the exception being our off-season where we train very similarly to weightlifters. With that said, here are my thoughts:

If you add something in you have to take something out. If you hope to train plyos with any level of intensity you will have to cut back on how much you are lifting (at least initially). This may or may not benefit you depending on where you are development-wise. If you are weaker than a 10-year-old girl, more plyos will probably not be as helpful as getting stronger and more powerful via olympic lifting. Weightlifting helps speed/power athletes so much because the kinetics (force-velocity) are off the charts and the kinematics (joint angles) originate in the universal athletic position.

If you are strong/powerful, you could try to do a plyo workout either just prior to your training or as a separate workout earlier in the day (it may actually help your lifting session if you don't wear yourself out).

You could try to add some relatively low-intensity plyos (basic jumps, hops, and skipping movements) and concentrate on weightlifting and reverse that trend for a bit when you peak. But this all depends on what kind of athlete you are and where you are hoping to benefit?

Daniel Martinez
dmartinez_atp@hotmail.com

Messages In This Thread

• plyos?
  wil lefever (49.sub-70-218-7.myvzw.com) -- Wednesday, April 16, 2008, @ 9:39 p.m.
  • Re: plyos?
    Dan Bell (orwcm-204-92.orwell.net) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 5:34 a.m.
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      Christopher Mundt (email.ci.concord.nc.us) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 2:45 p.m.
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        Daniel Martinez (rrcs-24-173-49-179.sw.biz.rr.com) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 3:01 p.m.
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          James Campbell (cache-dtc-ah10.proxy.aol.com) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 3:58 p.m.
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            Daniel Martinez (99.139.195.77) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 9:12 p.m.
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    Mark Haz (c-98-210-48-116.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 4:45 p.m.
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    keith nautel (cache-mtc-ah03.proxy.aol.com) -- Thursday, April 17, 2008, @ 6:16 p.m.