Comments on: Developing an Explosive Workout

By: TestMonkey

TestMonkey — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:14:29 +0000

These type of workouts seem VERY beneficial to even the average Joe on maintaining or even just getting into shape…especially for someone like me I like the intensity of the workouts, too. I’ve been sort of veering away from just strictly weight-training and have been looking for a good alternative/addition and this seems to be the winner so far. Thank you SO much for this article and explanations!

By: Girlwithnoname

Girlwithnoname — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:22:38 +0000

WOW, that is freakin’ awesome. that squat vid was really interesting, some of those chicks looked like they were doing alright until the titles pointed out their errors. GREAT valuable info, particularly since I’ve got a client right now that just can’t seem to get the mechanics of the bodyweight squat down. This will help her.

the other stuff is great too, I’m gonna try to do the jumping pullups to see if I can get my numbers up… having a hard time cracking 6 in a row (not bad for a chick tho right? LOL)

thanks again, truly a great post.

By: Tom Parker - Free Fitness Tips

Tom Parker - Free Fitness Tips — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:56:01 +0000

Some fantastic advice here Chris. I really need to incorporate a lot of these exercises into my workouts. Recently I’ve been trying to do more squats because I naturally shy away from them.

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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:46:21 +0000

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By: Yavor

Yavor — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:57:28 +0000

You know what I’ve been trying lately? Explosive handstand pushups. I lean against a wall of course, but I’ve already been able to do little half inch take offs. Pretty crazy…

One thing you should be careful with though is to do the explosives with proper technique/biomechanics

Cuz you’re begging for injury otherwise..

Yavor

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:50:07 +0000

Great post….To mix up my routine tried the outdoor version this morning. Overcame some hesitations with the ledge jump and was quite amazed how high I could jump. Fantastic way to start my day.

By: Son of Grok

Son of Grok — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:56:11 +0000

I am learning the joys of plyo exercises. Explosive is key!

The SoG

By: David at Animal-Kingdom-Workouts.com

David at Animal-Kingdom-Workouts.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:55:46 +0000

I really like the jumping pullups. I can see how these would build explosive power, and I would think they’d also help you if you couldn’t do a regular pullup. Great tip!

- Dave

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:11:13 +0000

These routines seem really cool. I love the simplicity of it (although the form can be hard enough to get right), and I think I’ll try them out some time this week!

About the gym routine: Would you do these as a circle (1 set of each then start over again) or 2-4 sets of the first exercise, then move on to the next? Or does that even matter?

@ Anne: I would do them one exercise at a time. Saying that mixing things up could make for a pretty effective workout, more crossfit style…..The choice is yours just make sure you keep things as explosive as possible!

By: Peter Levin

Peter Levin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:39:52 +0000

That is interesting,

I never heard of explosive workouts before, good to know

It is not mys style, but it makes sense how it works, even if it looks a little strange to me for some reason