Plyometrics

[coolcolj]

Well you could bodyweight jumps in place - eitehr normally, very quick jumps or using mostly ankles/calves.

2 legged zig-zag hops - ie draw a line on the ground and hop from one side to other in a zig-zag fashion.

Jumps onto and off a low bench/box etc

Nothing too taxing CNS wise

 

[IronLion]

CCJ those aren't really box jumps, you need to use a box that is high enough that you not only jump to reach it but you have to tuck your knees too. I stack a couple of boxes and get it at about 40 inches high which is mid stomach for me and jump with my toes almost to the box.

If you use a short box you can step down then jump as high as you can that is a good one

 

[JollyRogers]

Go moutian biking

 

[coolcolj]

CCJ those aren't really box jumps, you need to use a box that is high enough that you not only jump to reach it but you have to tuck your knees too. I stack a couple of boxes and get it at about 40 inches high which is mid stomach for me and jump with my toes almost to the box.

If you use a short box you can step down then jump as high as you can that is a good one

I do those over a wooden staff, way too dangerous jumping onto a box - scary

 

[ffknight84]

Well you could bodyweight jumps in place - eitehr normally, very quick jumps or using mostly ankles/calves.

2 legged zig-zag hops - ie draw a line on the ground and hop from one side to other in a zig-zag fashion.

Jumps onto and off a low bench/box etc

Nothing too taxing CNS wise

depending on how his knee feels, hops may not be the best thing for him. unesscary stress and shock, but it all depends on how he feels.

 

[coolcolj]

well that is pretty much the case for all plyos

 

[b fold the truth]

well that is pretty much the case for all plyos

Thanks everyone....

My basic need is this: I need to be in better athletic shape. Just imagine that you were at your strength peak then you hurt your hamstring tendons and can't squat or do ANY exercise which requires knee bending for 5 weeks. EVERYTHING has suffered and I feel like a little 5 year old girl in the gym and with the events...

I am doing all I can to come back with a vengeance and I want to be in better athletic shape when I do. I'd like some sort of agility work that I could do 1-3x per week (something different every workout honestly) to help with cardio, foot work, and agility. Nothing taxing on the body too much, but fun.

I dunno...does any of this make sense?

B True

 

[coolcolj]

Bfold - realise that any sort of agility work is taxing at best. The link I put up above has many examples.

any sort of running with changes of direction

hops with direction changes etc as well

 

[pwr_machine]

Jumping into Plyometrics by Donald A. Chu is a good reference for someone getting started with plyometrics.

 

[b fold the truth]

Bfold - realise that any sort of agility work is taxing at best. The link I put up above has many examples.

any sort of running with changes of direction

hops with direction changes etc as well

Thanks man...and you are right.

B True