Fitness
Power Training
Power training moves moderate loads as fast as possible—jumps, medicine-ball throws, kettlebell swings, Olympic lift variations—to improve rate of force development, the speed at which muscles produce force. It sits between pure strength work and sprint speed, and it is one of the first qualities to fade with age and detraining.
Power training moves moderate loads as fast as possible—jumps, medicine-ball throws, kettlebell swings, Olympic lift variations—to improve rate of force development, the speed at which muscles produce force. It sits between pure strength work and sprint speed, and it is one of the first qualities to fade with age and detraining.
Quality beats quantity: three to five explosive reps per set, full recovery between sets, and stop the session when bar speed or jump height drops. Fatigued power work becomes slow, risky strength work.
Keep it early in the session after a thorough warm-up.
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