To Plyo or Not to Plyo: Part I

Great Stuff Jay,

Keep it up!!

Ryun

wow... too much to think through at once...

i would think that in order of difficulty for the athlete I would rank the speed squats the hardest, the box jumps 2nd and the multi throws the "easiest"
in order of what might help the athlete become more powerful (explosive), i would put the box jumps on top and the speed squats last.
in terms what what will recruit more "fiber" and create "stronger" legs the speed squats would be top and the multis last.
The box jumps require a maximum amount of focus and demand full output. If you "cheat" a little you will have bloody shins... the box will make the athlete honest.

with that said, i love the mutli throw activity, i have done it with my hs team in our gym with 4&6lb MBs with great success. we dont have the facilities to do the speed squats like that, but i assume you could do them with dumbbells to the same effect.

I ONLY add plyos to our workouts once the general overall strength is there. If the stabilizing coordinating muscle structure is weak, plyos are dangerous and counter productive. A 9th grade girls can do plyo bounding, but she is better off learning how to stand on one foot first...

off to bed to enjoy a snow day tomorrow... gotta love working in a high school...

Thanks CoachMac