Plyometrics are extremely intense and provide one of the most gut-wrenching workouts possible. They will build immense speed and power to improve your fitness tremendously.

(Note: Beginners should be able to perform most bodyweight exercises before moving on to these higher impact plyometrics exercises.)

What’s cool about plyometrics:

  • Build explosive power without need for weights.
  • More intense than any other bodyweight exercises.
  • More fun and exciting than simply running sprints.

To learn more about plyometrics, and how to incporporate them into your training plan, read my Introduction to Plyometrics.

All Exercises

Plyometrics: One Leg Box Hop
How to do one leg box hops, which is when you use one leg to hop up and down on
Plyometrics: The Single-Leg Lateral Jump
How to do single-leg lateral jumps, which is when you jump laterally on one leg at a time. Instructions with
Plyometrics: The Lateral Box Jump
How to do a lateral box jump, which is when you jump laterally up onto a box. Instructions with photos
Plyometrics: The Box Jump
How to do box jumps, which is when you squat down and then jump up onto a box. Instructions with
Plyometrics: Lateral Jumps
How to do lateral jumps, which is when you squat down and then jump to the side. Instructions with photos
Plyometrics: Star Jumps
How to do star jumps, which is when you squat down and then jump up into the air and go
Plyometrics: The Squat Jump
How to do squat jumps, which is when you squat down and then jump up into the air. Instructions with