Plyometric Workouts
A great thing about the human body is that it can adapt very quickly to any type of stress that is put on it. When you start lifting weights the body will get stronger and muscle fibers will increase in size. This is what happens when you start training to jump higher. The muscle fibers might not get bigger but the type of muscle will change to fast twitch fibers.
Fast twitch muscles react much quicker than slow twitch but they also don't perform for as long. White muscle is the endurance muscle and that's what marathon runners have in their bodies.
Sprinters on the other hand have what are known as red muscle fibers and they are designed to have power but not to last very long.
Each muscle type has it's advantage for different activities. But if you want to jump higher you need have more red fast twitch fibers.
How do you go about getting more fast twitch muscle? The type of training will affect the type of muscle that you have in your body.
To get the fast red muscle you need to train in short high powered intervals. To get more white endurance muscle just train doing slower paced movements for longer periods of time.
There are exercises designed to make more fast twitch muscle that are called plyometrics. They will focus on fast movements to trigger red muscle production.
The way plyos work is by doing very high intensity jumps that don't last very long. Remember you are going for speed and not for endurance. It would defeat the purpose to do hundreds of jumps if you really want each jump to be it's highest possible. You need to train just like what you want to accomplish. It is time to stop thinking and hoping that one day you will be able to dunk and get off you butt and do something about it. You can learn to jump higher with the proper training exercises so get to work. - 17274
Fast twitch muscles react much quicker than slow twitch but they also don't perform for as long. White muscle is the endurance muscle and that's what marathon runners have in their bodies.
Sprinters on the other hand have what are known as red muscle fibers and they are designed to have power but not to last very long.
Each muscle type has it's advantage for different activities. But if you want to jump higher you need have more red fast twitch fibers.
How do you go about getting more fast twitch muscle? The type of training will affect the type of muscle that you have in your body.
To get the fast red muscle you need to train in short high powered intervals. To get more white endurance muscle just train doing slower paced movements for longer periods of time.
There are exercises designed to make more fast twitch muscle that are called plyometrics. They will focus on fast movements to trigger red muscle production.
The way plyos work is by doing very high intensity jumps that don't last very long. Remember you are going for speed and not for endurance. It would defeat the purpose to do hundreds of jumps if you really want each jump to be it's highest possible. You need to train just like what you want to accomplish. It is time to stop thinking and hoping that one day you will be able to dunk and get off you butt and do something about it. You can learn to jump higher with the proper training exercises so get to work. - 17274
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