Plyometrics and power training are closely related. Here is a brief round up of articles on power training with plyometrics. I hope you find it useful. Plyometric training closely mimics both the movement pattern and the speed of execution of actual sports performance here is a good introduction, and a description of some plyometric exercises [...]
Plyometrics
FAQ We have recently returned from our preseason training camp where we used the Power Tool extensively. One confusing thing we found was why one player would record a high peak velocity score but not necssarly a high peak power. Another player would record a similar peak power but their peak velocity would be much [...]
Automatic, Accurate, Consistent Rep Mark Up The use of power measurement in the gym to assess performance is now widely accepted. A lot of research has been done to validate the measurements and identify key performance traits. But one key area that is often overlooked is rep detection or mark up. This is the process [...]
One of the big advantages of the GymAware’s On-Line services is that we can give practitioners stats like these. Most of our users are using GymAware for regular performance monitoring of their athletes. They are most interested in: Monitoring for fatigue Assessing the effectiveness of training programs Training particular performance traits such as speed or [...]
With 13 parameters to choose from when measuring performance in the gym with the Power Tool, the decision on what to measure and why, is an important one. Mean Concentric Power Power averaged over the entire lift phase is a much better performance indicator than peak power as it correlates better with the state of the [...]
