See also: History of physical training and fitnessįred Wilt, a former US Olympic long-distance runner, is credited with coining the term plyometrics. Plyo- comes from the Greek word plythein, which means “to increase.” Plio is the Greek word for “more,” and metric literally means “to measure.” History The term plyometric is a combination of Greek roots that means to increase measurement- plio- means 'more' and metric means 'length'. The second version of plyometrics, seen to a greater extent in the United States, involves any form of jump regardless of execution time. He experimented with many different exercises, but the depth jump appeared to be the best for duplicating the forces in the landing and takeoff. Explosive plyometrics describes the approach originally created by Verkhoshansky. The landing and takeoff were executed in an extremely short period of time, in the range of 0.1–0.2 second. This in turn would bring about a forced eccentric contraction which was then immediately switched to a concentric contraction as the athlete jumped upward. In this, the athlete would drop down from a height and experience a 'shock' upon landing. In the original version, created by Russian scientist Yuri Verkhoshansky, it was defined as the shock method. Since its introduction in the early 1980s, two forms of plyometrics have evolved. He began a collaboration with trainer Michael Yessis to promote plyometrics. The term 'plyometrics' was coined by Fred Wilt after watching Soviet athletes prepare for their events in track and field.

Sports using plyometrics include basketball, tennis, badminton, squash and volleyball as well as the various codes of football. It was initially adopted by Soviet Olympians in the 1950s, and then by sportspeople worldwide. Plyometrics include explosive exercises to activate the quick response and elastic properties of the major muscles.

Tuck jumps with cycle