I was thinking of training Plyometrics to improve my overall athleticism Reaction time, leg speed, hand speed, and overall explosive strength The routine would be Monday-Friday 10 sets of 10 reps Clap push ups, broad jumps, lateral broad jumps
It's all down to experience/practice like Dago said. If you insist on doing plyometrics, keep the reps low, 3-5 reps for 3-5 sets. The point of plyometrics is to complete the movement as explosively as possible. Going over 5 reps will result in fatigue and lower performance.
plyos, think as start power or reactive power ex. with a medball set like a shot putter, pause, then explode for start power (same for a low loaded squat, pause, then explode up) ... medball chest pass off a wall for repetitions (or a series of squat jumps) are reactive power. plyometrics isn't a type of exercise, its the way the exercise is performed. think loading a spring then letting the spring go. you hold the spring in the loaded position then let it go for start power, and quickly repeat the load-shoot series for the spring for reactive power. decrease reaction time is totally different. sometime when you are shadowboxing have a friend/coach/teammate/etc randomly clap or blow a whistle, where you then execute a skill (jab, combination, etc). that's using auditory as a cue to react. you can also have them raise a hand as a visual cue.
