Thank you for this series so many online trainers get you halfway there than add in a bunch of words they don’t explain to get you to subscribe while you actually break it all down
The greatest minds in our sport could learn how to present from you. I have access to all of their videos but it’s like listening to the glossary of a text book. I choose to listen yours! Keep doing it man!
Just look at the elite sprinters. Their torso is planted on one height from the ground. It's their legs that hit the ground with EXACTLY the force needed to keep their bodies on the same height and the rest of the force is used for the drive. I agree 100% Essop.
Maciek Waligorski but would plyo exercises like long jumps, jumps rope, and bounding, which follow the parallel of torso close to the ground, be effective? thanks
Excellent video!!! Competing against dogs in the ear scratching Olympics :) Yes, when I was in high school I saw basketball players doing depth jumps off a box. I would occasionally simulate that movement off my front porch steps. However, after 40 I find that plyometric work seems to lead to a high rate of injury. On the other hand I rarely get injured doing 60 to 200 meter sprint work (even though over 60 meters is more speed endurance rather than pure speed). Staying injury free is half the battle.
I know little about this having only briefly studied it when I was in highschool (back in the late 1990s), but I remember the beginner jump progressions were from (something like) 1 foot high. The idea was that you were trying to load your muscles more than what was possible on a flat surface, not to produce a maximal load on your muscles and tendons. Much like everything crossfit does, their approach to plyo takes something that is health to an insane extreme that is likely to injure people.
Well, that's the long slow box jump ditched. Hurt me knees anyway. I'm going for something crazy now. Running. Just running. Crazy I know. Thanks, here goes my career
Could you do video on sprint drills please! Perhaps talk about your favourites, or perhaps you don't place too much emphasis on them and why? Would be great to get your insight
Not gonna lie I'm pretty excited that you're doing plyo. I'm a basketball player so it's really useful stuff. I like your style, keep up the good work. Kinda worried that you're going to put on an uncle sam unitard in the next video
Nothing can ever match the ground contact times of sprinting. I think this is because good sprinting is largely reflexive. Always was baffled at the 2x bw pre-requisite before plyos can be done but young children worldwide jump on and off of things and are just fine
so everybody does plyometrics (box jumps) because they assume that if you can come off the ground quicker, you can run faster, but that's only half the story, you have to be able to bounce off the ground and come back down as soon as possible for sprinting.
Hey, could you do a video on why some athletes excel in their youth but do badly as they get older or why some are slow/average but do really well as they get older? Thanks.
Essop, general question that I'm guessing many of your others viewers may be interested in. There are only so many days in the week, and often I have to choose between being fresher for a high intensity or high-speed sprint workout, and getting more recovery time afterwards before the next workout. If one had to choose between getting more recovery time from a preceding workout before doing a high intesity sprint workout, or more recovery time before the next workout, what do you think would be more beneficial in increasing one's ability to sprint faster? Is it better to be able to run faster in the workout so that your nervous system gets accustomed to that speed (i.e. more recovery PRECEDING the workout), or is it better to give the body more time to adjust and recover afterwards? Or is the right answer behind door number three - do both, and just get less workouts in overall? I realize this answer may differ for different people based on a variety of factors, but generally what are your thoughts?
Essop! When running, my left leg/foot is not traveling in a straight line when pendling. I am suspicious it has to do somewhat with imbalance in strength, one side compared with the other, but not yet found the final solution. Do you have any wisdom to share on the subject, I would love it in a video since that detail probably does a lot for the speed.
cant most good sprinters dunk though? is that just having a great prerequisite genetic strength? i don't ball (being from UK) but I can dunk comfortably from underneath the rim
Always so informative with killer illustration, it's criminal you 10k subscribers and show your butt no knowledge wannabe model have 1m..... SMH at society!!!!! Keep going you will get yours, big thumbs up
Hi~! This video is very useful for me because I have interested plyometric exercise for sprint and high jump However I am weak in english so it's very difficult to understand therefore Can you explain to most important section??? (And When I do plyo reduce a remain time on the grond this mean I can faster right??) sorry about unskillful english
the 2x is just a rough number not gospel, but its because if you arent sufficiently strong you wont have the force production to get your contact time low enough to do the exercise properly.
Smoove drop jumps are effective if done sensibly (only drop from a height you can exceed upon rebound).. standing long jump is good for hip extension but I wouldn't put too much importance on it (Apparently Asafa or no MVP camp athlete has gone over 3m, Jonathan Edwards never jumped 3.20+ and is one of the most explosive jumpers ever)
Smoove Emphasis should be on the ground contact like Essop said. As soon as you hit the ground you have to rebound as fast as possible. You should be preparing to rebound before you even hit the ground lool anticipate it
I started plyo work about 6 months ago to help improve my judo, and honestly, it didn't do a great deal, the reason for this was because I was doing the height at any cost thing you show at the beginning of the video, what's the use in jumping 5 foot onto a box if it doesn't translate to functional explosive movement in judo? I do better with heavy walking lunges now than I ever did with plyo.
AlexVinchenzo I wanted to train explosive movement, and everything I read said that plyo was great for it. Obviously this was in addition to strength training, but plyo didn't help me at all, or at least, not how I was training it. I think there is room for plyo in judo training, but not in the "height at any cost" training that I was doing.
Robin Denton well, i may be wrong, but i think that oly lifting moves are better for your sport(beside sparing). Plyo is more usefull for track athletes( my opinion).
AlexVinchenzo you're definitely right, the clean and jerk is a big part of my strength training, with the Snatch, I'm actually trying to increase.my shoulder mobility with it because it's on the weaker side, so I do it one armed with kettlebells right now. I am seeing improvement for sure.
Brilliant video! Saw on Instagram more coming soon! Can't wait to see new stuff!
I was a bit critical at first but you've stayed consistently logical and yeah, fuck it, have a subscribe :) You're intelligent.
Give him some money on patreon my dude, he deserves iy
Thank you for this series so many online trainers get you halfway there than add in a bunch of words they don’t explain to get you to subscribe while you actually break it all down
The greatest minds in our sport could learn how to present from you. I have access to all of their videos but it’s like listening to the glossary of a text book. I choose to listen yours! Keep doing it man!
Great video!!! Solve your limiting factors - a way of life! Thank you for all your videos. Literally saved my health and mentality from Ruination!!
Keep on doing videos man! You have some of the most informative and insightful videos about fitness out there!
no, he really doesnt.
@karrie36 the text book...?
@karrie36 I don’t live and the uk and this guy has no clue what he’s talking about.
@karrie36 ya a lot of stupid people are involved in things for a long time. Means fuck all.
Yes!!!! No rush on making the follow up videos on plyos...however hurry up...lol! Exactly video as always.
Whilst I completely agree with you I'm fed up of stairs and so intend to clear every flight I come across with a swift jump.
I love your videos
Thanks, man! It means a lot.
Was literally looking through your videos to see if you covered plyos. This notification made me smile haha
TrackMusiq +++
Great that you mentioned 'reactivity' vs 'stability'.
On point.!
I've been waiting for this series of videos for a while, keep them coming.
I LOVE U MAN I'M 14 FROM THE U.S.A. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO GET BETTER AND GET AIR TIME FOR DUNKING THANKS A LOT DUDE
You just had me listening to the Ghost Busters - theme on repeat. Brilliant song.
I've been wondering about this exact subject so I'm really glad you uploaded on it
Everyone forgets that the catch of a power clean is extremely eccentric concentric.
Just look at the elite sprinters. Their torso is planted on one height from the ground. It's their legs that hit the ground with EXACTLY the force needed to keep their bodies on the same height and the rest of the force is used for the drive. I agree 100% Essop.
Maciek Waligorski good observation
Maciek Waligorski but would plyo exercises like long jumps, jumps rope, and bounding, which follow the parallel of torso close to the ground, be effective? thanks
Awesome and informative!!! Keep it up!
I've been waiting for this one my friend. Ty.
Great video with excellent explanations
Excellent video!!!
Competing against dogs in the ear scratching Olympics :)
Yes, when I was in high school I saw basketball players doing depth jumps off a box. I would occasionally simulate that movement off my front porch steps. However, after 40 I find that plyometric work seems to lead to a high rate of injury. On the other hand I rarely get injured doing 60 to 200 meter sprint work (even though over 60 meters is more speed endurance rather than pure speed). Staying injury free is half the battle.
I know little about this having only briefly studied it when I was in highschool (back in the late 1990s), but I remember the beginner jump progressions were from (something like) 1 foot high. The idea was that you were trying to load your muscles more than what was possible on a flat surface, not to produce a maximal load on your muscles and tendons. Much like everything crossfit does, their approach to plyo takes something that is health to an insane extreme that is likely to injure people.
Pure brilliance... I'm surprised you didn't mention jump rope, especially as you can aim for speed, thus training to reduce contact time.
KX5Kat very well said
Olympic weightlifting loads the eccentric portion too, in Jerks and in Squat/Clean (or Snatch, if you happen to be insane) bounce at the bottom.
awesome thanks for responding to my question 😊😚
finaly! Thanks alot Essop.
I really enjoy this lesson, a lot of great info. I hope I will get to watch more of these lessons
Well, that's the long slow box jump ditched. Hurt me knees anyway. I'm going for something crazy now. Running. Just running. Crazy I know. Thanks, here goes my career
How’s that going 🤦🏻♂️
Great video essop, can't wait for your lateral flexion course to hit the market by the way. Much love from NY.
He really be calling out ATHLETE.X loool my guyyyy
When you do that WAAAHHH it reminds me of Cat from Red Dwarf (p.s. great video)
Yup! Like the vibe!!
Could you do video on sprint drills please! Perhaps talk about your favourites, or perhaps you don't place too much emphasis on them and why? Would be great to get your insight
That yuri guy you mention is louie simmons god. I think Louis is the one who had A lot of yuri’s Books translated into English.
Not gonna lie I'm pretty excited that you're doing plyo. I'm a basketball player so it's really useful stuff. I like your style, keep up the good work. Kinda worried that you're going to put on an uncle sam unitard in the next video
Nothing can ever match the ground contact times of sprinting. I think this is because good sprinting is largely reflexive. Always was baffled at the 2x bw pre-requisite before plyos can be done but young children worldwide jump on and off of things and are just fine
Thanks a lot, this was really helpful
so everybody does plyometrics (box jumps) because they assume that if you can come off the ground quicker, you can run faster, but that's only half the story, you have to be able to bounce off the ground and come back down as soon as possible for sprinting.
i love your videos
Liked it, as always
rofl 😄 .... you must have so much fun making these youtubes ...
love the content man! keep it up!
pleeeaassseeee make more plyo videossss :)
great video, keep up the great work.. Hope you develop a site or e-book too. It would be well worth it
lol never thought i would see a lost breed video in here
Hey, could you do a video on why some athletes excel in their youth but do badly as they get older or why some are slow/average but do really well as they get older?
Thanks.
Essop, general question that I'm guessing many of your others viewers may be interested in. There are only so many days in the week, and often I have to choose between being fresher for a high intensity or high-speed sprint workout, and getting more recovery time afterwards before the next workout. If one had to choose between getting more recovery time from a preceding workout before doing a high intesity sprint workout, or more recovery time before the next workout, what do you think would be more beneficial in increasing one's ability to sprint faster? Is it better to be able to run faster in the workout so that your nervous system gets accustomed to that speed (i.e. more recovery PRECEDING the workout), or is it better to give the body more time to adjust and recover afterwards?
Or is the right answer behind door number three - do both, and just get less workouts in overall?
I realize this answer may differ for different people based on a variety of factors, but generally what are your thoughts?
I'm training for hammer throw but ive been thinking that ploymetric training will help with the turns
Essop! When running, my left leg/foot is not traveling in a straight line when pendling. I am suspicious it has to do somewhat with imbalance in strength, one side compared with the other, but not yet found the final solution. Do you have any wisdom to share on the subject, I would love it in a video since that detail probably does a lot for the speed.
What about plyyos for distance, like precisions used in parkour?
Sir, does sprinting have work on vertical jump? i know its horizontal but the contraction?
What about mountaineering for running/sprinting?
cant most good sprinters dunk though? is that just having a great prerequisite genetic strength? i don't ball (being from UK) but I can dunk comfortably from underneath the rim
Always so informative with killer illustration, it's criminal you 10k subscribers and show your butt no knowledge wannabe model have 1m..... SMH at society!!!!!
Keep going you will get yours, big thumbs up
Hi~! This video is very useful for me
because I have interested plyometric exercise for sprint and high jump
However I am weak in english
so it's very difficult to understand
therefore Can you explain to most important section???
(And When I do plyo reduce a remain time on the grond this mean I can faster right??)
sorry about unskillful english
Hurdle hops in training/ competition spikes or bare feet (socks optional) for optimal plyo gainz ?
Btw, What's the best plyo exercise for dot dot dot?
What are you thoughts on Force/Velocity profiles?
So depth jump is best?
any usefull methods for simple tracking of my progress in ground contact time reduction?
or it's all about feelings?
Wait what shoes are meant for reactivity lol
Why is it essential to squat 2x your bodyweight in order to see the benefits of the plyos?
the 2x is just a rough number not gospel, but its because if you arent sufficiently strong you wont have the force production to get your contact time low enough to do the exercise properly.
Yeah it’s complete bs though
Do isometrics help at all?
Oh damn calling out +Cody Bidelow !
I thought the same thing about that video! Dude jumps in oly lifting shoes. Doi!
psyhc01 dude - comparing the sin of doping to jump training like a bozo?? Doping the least of it!
also does my core have any affect in baseball when I hit at bat?
Johnny Bravo Im not guru but core strength effects like everything in the athletic world
Usain Phelps okay then
But are depth jumps, standing long jumps, and others still effective for sprinters?
Smoove drop jumps are effective if done sensibly (only drop from a height you can exceed upon rebound).. standing long jump is good for hip extension but I wouldn't put too much importance on it (Apparently Asafa or no MVP camp athlete has gone over 3m, Jonathan Edwards never jumped 3.20+ and is one of the most explosive jumpers ever)
Thanks man
Smoove Emphasis should be on the ground contact like Essop said. As soon as you hit the ground you have to rebound as fast as possible. You should be preparing to rebound before you even hit the ground lool anticipate it
Ill keep that in mind. Thanks!
N LS hey what set and rep range do you do for plyos? I do 3x15-20
Why would you put that in the video?
White legs on the thumbnail. Lol!
I started plyo work about 6 months ago to help improve my judo, and honestly, it didn't do a great deal, the reason for this was because I was doing the height at any cost thing you show at the beginning of the video, what's the use in jumping 5 foot onto a box if it doesn't translate to functional explosive movement in judo? I do better with heavy walking lunges now than I ever did with plyo.
for what purposes you did plyo in judo?
AlexVinchenzo I wanted to train explosive movement, and everything I read said that plyo was great for it. Obviously this was in addition to strength training, but plyo didn't help me at all, or at least, not how I was training it. I think there is room for plyo in judo training, but not in the "height at any cost" training that I was doing.
Robin Denton well, i may be wrong, but i think that oly lifting moves are better for your sport(beside sparing). Plyo is more usefull for track athletes( my opinion).
AlexVinchenzo you're definitely right, the clean and jerk is a big part of my strength training, with the Snatch, I'm actually trying to increase.my shoulder mobility with it because it's on the weaker side, so I do it one armed with kettlebells right now. I am seeing improvement for sure.