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Workout tips: Are Plyometrics for you? Hooked on Plyometrics! No, it's not a type of math, nor is it a measuring system, plyometrics is a group of exercises that build on power using quick bursts of force. This may sound intimidating, but plyometric exercises can be quite simple. In fact, we've already prepped you on the topic of 'plyos' in an earlier blog, AND it’s very likely that you have done jumping jacks at some point...but did you know that jumping jacks are a plyometric exercise? You have gotten yourself started already. The science of plyometrics As stated above, plyometrics works to develop power which is the combination of strength and speed. Power is the use of force over a specific range of motion and period of time.To produce this force, the muscle must contract in either a concentric or eccentric manner. Eccentric contractions (lengthening of the muscle while producing force) produce more force and utilize less energy than concentric contractions. This is due to the difference in recruitment of motor units. Motor units are bundles of muscle fibers that are all innervated by the same motor neuron. They range in size and are recruited at different times during muscle contraction. The smallest motor units, known as slow-twitch fibers are recruited first and produce minimal force for a long period of t...