[Zack Trapp]

Zack Trapp on January 23, 2012 at 3:28 pm #18144

It’s funny to read a book like Jumping into Plyometrics that suggests that plyos are so important that they should be done 3 times a week, and then hear some big coaches saying they barely do them. Considering this, how often do you guys think plyos should be done? Volume?

[Zane Evans]

Zane Evans on January 23, 2012 at 3:33 pm #114243

I do them every single day at practice, and two times a week i do Shock method. All of which explosiveness and force are rigourously emphasized.

[Eric Broadbent]

Eric Broadbent on January 24, 2012 at 1:42 am #114256

We do plyos twice a week now and the jumpers in our group do them 2-3 times a week. The jumpers incorperate jump circuits into training about one to two times a week but they are not true plyos so I am not counting that. We really don’t do a ton of plyos. Last cycle we did 4x30m alternating at the end of speed day and we also did 3×10 stiffness jumps(pogo jumps) after a weight room workout. Other than that I did a few hurdle hops as part of one of my pre-meet days and that was it. Different amounts work for different athletes depending on many different factors but I would always error on the side of doing lower volume/frequency rather than every single day at practice like Zane mentioned.

[Craig Pickering]

Craig Pickering on January 24, 2012 at 6:08 am #114262

Im with Eric – I think 2 or 3x per week is suitable, provided the athletes have good contact patterns (i.e. don’t collapse upon contact)

[Zack Trapp]

Zack Trapp on January 24, 2012 at 2:41 pm #114309

I actually do a little bit almost everyday, but only focus on them once a week. Two times a week I do a few box jumps, and once a week I have a day where I do alot of plyos. A little plyos are in all of my WU’s.