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PLYOMETRIC TRAINING [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Plyometric training, otherwise referred to as "plyometrics" or "shock training" is a training modality which often requires athletes to jump, hop, bound or skip. ... Plyometric training takes advantage of a rapid cyclical muscle action known as the "stretch-shortening cycle (SSC)," whereby the muscle undergoes an eccentric contraction, followed by a transitional period prior to the concentric contraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

[Méthode d'entraînement s'appuyant sur l'enchaînement] rapide d'une extension et d'une contraction d'un muscle ou d'un groupe de muscles pour en développer la puissance et l'explosivité.

Key term(s)
  • entraînement de plyométrie
  • entraînement plyométrique
  • plyométrie

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