Plyometrics is a type of exercise that utilizes a rapid eccentric movement, followed by a short amortization phase, and then followed by an explosive concentric movement, which enables the synergistic muscles to engage in the myotatic-stretch reflex during the stretch-shortening cycle. Plyometric exercises use explosive movements to develop muscular power, the ability to generate a large amount of force quickly. Plyometric training acts on both the musculotendinous and neurological levels to increase an athlete's power output without necessarily increasing their maximum strength output. Plyometrics are used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, often with goals of increasing the height of a jump or speed of a punch or throw. After two weeks into it Pac said: I can feel the change in my system. I can see the increase in size in some of my body parts and Im happy. This science will give me the needed size and power behind my punch". http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Sports&p=49&type=2&sec=30&aid=20081019174 Looks like it will be a competitive fight after all.
I'm a Pacman supporter. Even if plyometrics helps him develop true welterweight power, and it helps his body turn into a true welterweight, his chin and punch resistance will still be at the featherweight level. Do they have plyometric exercises for developing someone's chin?
Plyometrics have always been part of boxing, throwing a punch is a plyometric movement. It's very obvious on hooks and uppercuts, more subtle on straight punches.
well unless it makes himgrow 6'' and make his reach longer and granite up his chin to WWrock.., uh no...,although polymetrics are great for explosiveness building:good :tong
i think MOST boxers work plyo's... and like an above poster said, it might increase his speed and such but his physical makeup will still be what it is, and can he absorb what hoya will dish out... and everyone is so focused on the size differance in this fight they arent really even looking at the huge differance in skill of these two...
No. It's a term used to group certain exercises. What people often don't realize is that throwing punches belongs to that group of exercises. Of course there are many more exercises plyometric in nature, depth jumps for example is one of my favorites. It isn't a new school miracle thing, boxers have been doing it for decades. They just didn't know it was called plyometrics.
Sports that often use explosive movements train with plyometrics. BAsketball and badminton players train plyo so that they have that extra spring in their step, and extra explosiveness in their jumps and their sprints. One example of plyo training is jogging, running and sprinting without the back part of your heel touching the ground. Run with only the front part of your feet making contact with the ground.
Of course, those are the ones likely to benefit. It's like saying sports that use plyometric movements often train with plyometric movements . But I understand what you are saying, all I was trying to say is that bag work for example is a plyometric exercise. Of course they are talking about things like sprints, depth jumps, etc, I understand that and I'm not questioning their usefulness. In fact I like them a lot myself.
Yeah, I'm not disagreeing with you. Just giving examples to the threadstarter. Developing upper body, fast twitch muscles is very important in boxing. They make your punches have that extra snap, and you develop better handspeed.