Happy Flex Friday! Take FLIGHT! _____________________________ *Flying in your workouts is fun and can be very beneficial to many systems in the body. *The Problem: higher risk for injury because of the increased forces (pounds of pressure exerted on the body) through increased velocity. *How to safely integrate and train plyometrics? Try listening to the SOUND of your landing. Are you “slapping” the ground? Stomping? You are probably not ready for this movement. *If you CONTROL the landing of your step (whether it be a lunge, squat jump, WALK or sprint), you will have a lighter step and this is directly related to the force exerted on your joints. *ECCENTRIC strength in plyometrics is important. As you extend the muscle and let it fall back to the ground, you need control of this muscle. Don’t think of strength as only the concentric strength that it takes to move against gravity. Strengthening the great power of slowly lowering yourself back to the earth when you are running, jumping and performing all of your functional movements is a gift that will keep on giving! ____________________________ #eccentricstrength. #plyometrics #jumping #flexfriday #ajfishertrainer #corectology https://www.instagram.com/p/BprkvtLBwk7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aot2jv0kdtuc