Ultimate Training Series #2 - Plyometrics!!

Dear Ultimate Frisbee Players,

It is time for part two of the Ultimate Training Series - Plyometrics! Plyometrics is a form of training that emphasizes on various leg muscle groups that would aid you in jumping ability and explosiveness , which is vital in various components of ultimate, such as..

Catching High Discs (Jumping Height)...

and even layouts Catches or Ds (Explosiveness)

Simply put, Plyometrics is like training the 'springs' that you have (your leg muscles), maximising the amount of energy that it can store for your jumping distance and height, like this fellow over here:

Important Leg Muscles for Plyometrics

Here are some of the important leg muscles that plyometric trainings works on:

1) Glutes & Calves

These muscles are used to aid explosiveness in situations when there is not enough time or space to make use of stored energy.

2) Hamstrings & Quadriceps

These muscles harness the energy required for jumping and explosiveness, more like how much a spring can be compressed

By strengthening these muscle groups, it not only helps in what was mentioned before, it also reduces the risk of injuries as well. This is because these muscle groups work together to form a studier foundation that can take the hits during sports.

There are many plyometric exercises that you can do! Here are some of them that I do on a regular basis:

- Lunges

- Squats

- Split Squats