“When an athlete drops off a box to the floor then immediately rebounds,
the energy is kinetic energy. This kinetic energy is transferred into
the soft tissue and connective tissue of the body. Remember, one should
be able to squat 2 times bodyweight before attempting to use plyometrics.
A 300 pound man may not safely land from a high-altitude drop of the
same magnitude as a 150 pound man. Why? It’s dangerous.”
Speed work = plyometrics. He’s saying jumps should not be used unless you can squat 2x bodyweight, because the stress on the body of landing after the jump is too great. I don’t believe that, but that’s essentially what Louis Simmons said at the time of the article being written. But, depends on your goals. Maybe it’s too stressful on the body while using the maximally focused conjugate system. But if the stress is the concern, box jumps would fix that problem.
Hard to say, but I think Simmons is just discussing the stress a fall will have on the muscle tissue coupled with ME training.
Also:
[quote]chobbs wrote:
Sorry noob…whos stb[/quote]