plyometric
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You can also test and improve your agility with exercises like lateral plyometric jumps, gradually increasing your speed each week.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
“Explosive work, plyometric — shoot, everything you think you can do to a knee, I did,” Young said of his rehab, later adding he felt “pretty explosive” at practice.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Roberts said Graterol felt a “twinge” in his shoulder following plyometric ball drills Wednesday, but added “we’re pretty optimistic because there’s really not one incident that triggered this. I think we feel pretty confident.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Bommarito had him run through plyometric and resistance drills, then alternate them with sprints and routes.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2022
These were plyometric exercises, like jumps and lateral lunges that Keeth said, with repetition, would help increase my explosiveness and foot speed.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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