Every athlete in every sport will tell you that without proper training you will not reach your full potential in your sport. Over the past twenty plus years explosive training by using modes like medicine balls, plyometrics and Olympic Style Weightlifting have become the cornerstone of program design for sports performance. Almost all sports have an explosive component to it and all of those can be benefited by training explosively.
But, training explosively is not as easy as just deciding to train for explosive power and then going to do it. These modes of training are highly technical and must be performed appropriately to gain the full benefits from the training. When thinking about training explosively the classic sang of “Its NOT about the quantity but it ALL about the quality” holds true. When thinking about how to jump into explosive training it is as simple as ABC.
A) Add weight after technique is mastered – The benefits of explosive training are directly correlated with the flawlessness of the athlete’s technique. Whether it is medicine ball training, polymeric training, or Olympic style weightlifting with out proper technique optimal benefits will not be achieved.
B) Be Explosive – It is not called explosive training for a cool name. If you want to become more explosive in your sport you have to train explosive in the weight room. No matter the mode explosive training trains the Nervous system primarily and the muscular system secondary. By creating a training environment where the nervous system will need more recruitment of muscle fibers will make the athlete stronger by increasing the body’s ability to call more muscle fibers to contract to overcome a resistance.
C) Coaching, Coaching, Coaching – Explosive training should not be self taught. But, with proper coaching and understanding of the basics any athlete can learn proper technique which they can carry over to their training. Alone an athlete will not be able to tell when they have a technique flaws. Proper coaching will find technical flaws and correct them.
At Ullucci Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy we have trained professionals ready to coach athletes in the theory and application of all modes of explosive training. When it comes to sports performance training choose to train smart and train hard.
Jason Price is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Licensed & Certified Athletic Trainer, USA Weightlifting Certified Club Coach, and a Certified Personal Trainer. He is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Ullucci Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy
But, training explosively is not as easy as just deciding to train for explosive power and then going to do it. These modes of training are highly technical and must be performed appropriately to gain the full benefits from the training. When thinking about training explosively the classic sang of “Its NOT about the quantity but it ALL about the quality” holds true. When thinking about how to jump into explosive training it is as simple as ABC.
A) Add weight after technique is mastered – The benefits of explosive training are directly correlated with the flawlessness of the athlete’s technique. Whether it is medicine ball training, polymeric training, or Olympic style weightlifting with out proper technique optimal benefits will not be achieved.
B) Be Explosive – It is not called explosive training for a cool name. If you want to become more explosive in your sport you have to train explosive in the weight room. No matter the mode explosive training trains the Nervous system primarily and the muscular system secondary. By creating a training environment where the nervous system will need more recruitment of muscle fibers will make the athlete stronger by increasing the body’s ability to call more muscle fibers to contract to overcome a resistance.
C) Coaching, Coaching, Coaching – Explosive training should not be self taught. But, with proper coaching and understanding of the basics any athlete can learn proper technique which they can carry over to their training. Alone an athlete will not be able to tell when they have a technique flaws. Proper coaching will find technical flaws and correct them.
At Ullucci Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy we have trained professionals ready to coach athletes in the theory and application of all modes of explosive training. When it comes to sports performance training choose to train smart and train hard.
Jason Price is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Licensed & Certified Athletic Trainer, USA Weightlifting Certified Club Coach, and a Certified Personal Trainer. He is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Ullucci Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy
At Ullucci Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy we use Eleiko Bars and Weights. Eleiko is a Swedish company which for 50 years has been the top Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting equipment supplier. The equipment we have stocked our weight room at Ullucci Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy with multiple tons of this high quality weight and international competition calibrated bars to assure our athletes optimal quality equipment to help them attain their optimal performance.
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