Build Muscle Without Weights

So what is a plyometrics workout? To develop strength and power, you need something great, something really efficient. A plyometrics workout is your way to go.  Follow me in the video above, and we’ll learn about how this great technique can build more muscle and strength.

So a little about plyometrics…what you’re using is extremely fast, explosive repetitions. Fast contractions designed to elicit more recruitment, and much more power and force generation.  Essentially what you have to have, though, is great strength and a great foundation in the basics: your push-ups, squats, lunges, and pull-ups.  If you don’t have that, don’t try this.

So the thing to remember about plyometrics is that you want to get an explosive contraction, you want to explode up off the floor as high as you can and land like a cat, make no sound.  And you want to do it continuously, so the rhythm is never broken, you never take a breather, you never take a break, you never land like a ton of bricks.  Push-ups, pull-ups, squats, and lunges – there’s a whole series of exercises waiting for you to check them out.

Give it a shot! And leave a comment below about what variations of plyometric workouts and exercises you’ve experimented with…