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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White bread is perhaps the most commonly consumed carbohydrate source in America today. Nearly any sandwich ordered from a drive-through marker board contains white bread, as do the side offerings at any fancy restaurant. Americans love their white bread, and consume a lot of it without thinking twice. Bodybuilders, on the other hand, have a responsibility to examine common, everyday foods to determine if these carbohydrate sources have any place, or a limited place, in the bodybuilding menu. There are two schools of thought when it comes to white bread as a food for bodybuilding purposes. The first opinion is that white bread is great for bodybuilding goals. It digests quickly, which delivers fast calories to trainers seeking to gain mass. These fast-digesting carbohydrates, eaten following a workout with a good protein source creates the desired ...

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Strength x Speed = Power This age-old adage has been used to define the importance of both strength and speed in the overall definition of power. A lack of either of these components renders the other one nearly useless. In football, a super-fast wide receiver is useless if he is easily knocked to the turf at the line of scrimmage by the opposing defensive back. Likewise, a highly strong offensive lineman is of useless protection to the quarterback if he is so slow that the defensive blitzers can just run around him. For athletes looking to improve their sports performance – or just overall power for every day life – it’s important to focus training upon both strength and speed. The strength aspect is often easily covered by the daily weightlifting routines in which we engage. Five ...

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