plyometric training Archives - Brandon Richey Fitness*

So What’s The Point Of Training Plyometrics?

January 17, 2019
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How do you train with plyometrics in your own workouts?
Do you need to understand a safe and effective approach to training plyometrics in your own workouts?
What benefits do plyometric training offer for your training?

First, I want to take a second to clear the air about training plyometrics. Lately I’ve seen plenty of keyboard warriors the internet being blowhards about how plyometrics are a waste of time and are senseless when it comes to incorporating them into your training.

No, such advice is absurd and is coming from someone that knows nothing about plyometrics. As a strength and conditioning coach that has trained hundreds and even thousands of athletes and serious fitness enthusiasts over a 17 year career I can tell you that plyometrics can be a huge asset to your fitness and overall training program if you understand how to apply them safely and effectively.

Top 5 Plyometric Drills For MMA Fitness

February 13, 2018
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1. Are you familiar with plyometric drills and what they do for your physical fitness and performance?

2. Are you currently incorporating a safe and effective progression of plyometric drills into your MMA, Combat, and Fitness training?

3. If you are incorporating plyometric drills into your MMA and Combat training are you properly initiating the Stretch Shortening Cycle (SSC)?

3 Power Drills To Improve Your Kicks For MMA

January 31, 2018
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One thing I’ve learned about martial arts over the years is that the repetitive act of kicking and punching will make you more supple and better able to handle moving the iron in the weight room. The same is true if we reverse that statement as well. Moving the iron well will also make your kicks and punches much much better along with including power drills into your training.

However, even though this is the case during my career I’ve also observed that many martial arts practictioners and competitive fighters will emphasize the practice of the specific skills of their fighting, but will often times neglect incorporating sound elements of strength and conditioning into their program in order to optimize their fight performance. Today I’m going to offer you 3 strength and speed drills to take your kicks to the next level.

An Examination Of The Box Jump

November 12, 2015
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The butchering of more complex lifts such as cleans and other Olympic lifts is something that has become more and more prevalent these days since many high schools, small box gyms, and other organizations have bought into the idea that power must be developed solely with the inclusion of Olympic lifting into their training programs. Today I want to look at another commonly applied method that is a good replacement for developing power and is pretty much idiot proof in terms of its application…or is it?