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High Powered Plyometrics DVD

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This is an excellent resource. This dvd covers all aspects of plyometrics and gives a sampling of many drills for speed, power and muscular endurance. All the drills are very well shot, and presented in a way that is easy to follow and understand. This is a must have resource for any martial artist serious about developing explosive power, speed and jump height.
Pros
  • Very thorough - covers plyometrics drills from beginner levels to advanced
  • Easy to understand - each movement explained in an easy to follow manner
  • Great variety of drills - upper and lower body, box drills, medicine ball drills and more
Cons
  • Flat tone - could possibly lose the viewer's interest if not given 100% attention
  • The content wasn't made specifically for martial artists. Viewer must pick own drills.

Description

  • Create your own 12 week training regimen based on the principles described in the dvd.
  • Focus on speed drills, power drills, explosive upper body drills or drills for improving your jumps.
  • Training doesn't require expensive equipment or training surfaces.

Guide Review - High Powered Plyometrics DVD

Any martial artist looking to greatly improve their functional strength, speed, muscular endurance and jump height absolutely must take a serious look at training in plyometrics. This dvd, a companion to the High Powered Plyometrics book by James Radcliffe , covers everything from relatively simple skipping exercises to advanced box jumps.

The dvd starts out with simple warm up techniques, tips about the proper surfaces to train on and what types of footwear are appropriate. As it moves onto training, it starts by covering foundation exercises that develop strength, balance and agility. Second the dvd covers drills that greatly increase strength. Finally, it moves on to advanced drills such as more complex box jumps, depth jumps and more.The dvd ends with suggestions for putting together a 12 week progressive training routine.

This instructional dvd is very clean and well edited. The demonstrations are very clear, and the drills all feature slow motion and freeze frames that help the user analyze the movement and better learn proper form. The instructions and drills progress in a way so as that by the end of the dvd, the viewer has an excellent understanding of plyometric techniques, drills and proper form. This is an excellent resource to any serious martial artist's training library.

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