Q: I heard that Plyometrics is a way to gain more strength. What is it and can bodybuilders benefit from incorporating it into traditional weight workouts? A: Plyometrics is a great complement to a weight training program, because it can truly increase strength, speed, agility and explosivity. As you probably know, all of these factors are interconnected and can greatly benefit a bodybuilder in their workouts. It can also build the body in a way that traditional resistance exercise can’t. Plyometric work varies and encompasses anything from explosive squat jumps, cone agility runs, box jumps, hops and many more movements. The way that these often seemingly innocuous movements can help a bodybuilder depends on the movement and how you use it. However, in general, becoming more explosive aids in movements like squats, deadlifts and bench press. Agility helps shape the ...

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Q:  Dude, my girl is doing this plyometric thing in the gym, along with her workouts and she is lookin' SMOKIN' HOT!  Whatever this trainer is doing for her, I am really amazed. I am wondering, would doing something like that help my bodybuilding or hurt it? I wouldn't want to get too lean. A: Ahem! Excuse us... but did you just say you "wouldn't want to get too lean?" Is there such a thing in the world of bodybuilding? We hope you mean, you wouldn't want to sacrifice size just to be lean, and in that case, we'd agree with you. However, plyo training is great for bodybuilders and will make muscle look so much better. You'll also find that it leans out areas of the body that have otherwise and in the past been stubborn. But it's super intense. I'm sure your ...

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Most bodybuilders are able to construct a set of decent quadriceps (thigh muscles) through the use of a few basic exercises. Squats are a key movement for building up the quad size. Leg extensions help bring out the shape of the 4-headed muscle group. Hack squats help with size and shape. Yet even after years of training, most bodybuilder’s still lack development in one key region – the lower front thigh, or the teardrop part of the muscle. Leg can extensions help to bring blood into this area, but they aren’t useful for building size in that area. If you have found you need more teardrop mass (and most bodybuilders do), give lunges a try. Lunges are a great overall thigh development exercise which hits the quadriceps ...

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Q:  Dude, my girl is doing this plyometric thing in the gym, along with her workouts and she is lookin' SMOKIN' HOT!  Whatever this trainer is doing for her, I am really amazed. I am wondering, would doing something like that help my bodybuilding or hurt it? I wouldn't want to get too lean. A:  Ahem! Excuse us... but did you just say you "wouldn't want to get too lean?" Is there such a thing in the world of bodybuilding? We hope you mean, you wouldn't want to sacrifice size just to be lean, and in that case, we'd agree with you. However, plyo training is great for bodybuilders and will make muscle look so much better. You'll also find that it leans out areas of the body that have otherwise and in the past been stubborn. But it's super intense. I'm sure your ...

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