plyometrics
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Plyometrics — (also known as plyos ) is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric exercises may also be… … Wikipedia
plyometrics — pliometrija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Staigiosios jėgos ugdymo pratybų rūšis – pratimai staigiajai jėgai ugdyti ir reaktyvinio pobūdžio (atatrankos pagrindu atliekamiems) judesiams tobulinti derinant absoliučiąją jėgą… … Sporto terminų žodynas
plyometrics — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably irregular from plio + metrics (as in isometrics) Date: 1981 exercise involving repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase… … New Collegiate Dictionary
plyometrics — ply·o·met·rics (pli″o metґriks) [derivation unknown; possibly a misspelling of pleiometrics, from pleio + Gr. metron measure] intensive exercises in which muscles are subjected to rapid loading (q.v.) and release, generating a great amount… … Medical dictionary
plyometrics — plyo·met·rics … English syllables
plyometrics — /plaɪoʊˈmɛtrɪks/ (say pluyoy metriks) noun exercises which seek to develop strong fast movement by stretching muscles to their fullest extent and then suddenly contracting them. –plyometric, adjective …
plyometrics — … Useful english dictionary
plyometric exercises — plyometrics … Medical dictionary
Complex training — Complex training, one of the most advanced forms of sports training, integrates strength training, plyometrics, and sport specific movement. It consists of an intense strength exercise followed by a plyometric exercise. Complex training activates … Wikipedia
Long jump — The long jump is an athletics (track and field) event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take off point as possible.Competitors sprint down a runway (usually coated with the same… … Wikipedia
