Unlock the Secret Weapon Against Power Loss: How to Explode with Strength at Any Age!

Plyometrics

Plyometric exercises develop explosive power by training your muscles and nervous system to react quickly.

You don’t have to devote an entire workout to plyos. You can add one or two plyometric exercises to your regular strength-training routines. Here’s what I’m doing:

Before my first lower-body workout of the week, I do the following plyometric exercises:

• Power Skipping. Perform a regular skip, but jump and lift your knee as high as you can. I do this for 15 yards, three times.
• Box Jumps. Stand in front of a box or other suitable platform. Try to find a box that’s at least 18″ off the ground. Jump onto the box. To avoid injury, step rather than jump down from the box. Do three sets of five jumps.

Before my second lower-body workout of the week, I do the following plyos:

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