Tag Archive for: leg power
The Best Gymnastics Leg Conditioning For Explosive Power on Vault and Floor
Gymnastics is a sport based around explosive power, with a heavy focus on the lower body. As a result, it's crucial that gymnasts have a very strong set of legs to help them sprint, jump, land, and do high-difficulty skills. Not to mention,…
Build Explosive Jumping Power With These 3 Leg Exercise Progressions
I just wanted to put out a quick blog post for people who are looking to build leg power in the athletes they work with. Following a few strength building blocks (gaining general strength first is essential to increase power), there are some…
Increase Leg Power and Safety with Reactive Depth Jumps
After posting a very popular article on 5 of my favorite lower body power exercises, I had a lot of people contact me asking if I could break down a few exercises further. Today, I wanted to share an exercise I think needs to be a staple in…
5 Leg Exercises to Build Explosive Power for Gymnastics
Explosive lower body power and the ability to dissipate high force are both crucial factors for gymnastics success. On the women's side, 3 of the events are primarily leg driven with substantial benefit given to those athletes that express and…
Double Box Jumps To Develop Explosive Leg Power: Video Quick Tip
Although many people are in the post season looking to get into strength cycles, I wanted to share one of my favorite drills for developing leg power and explosive quickness. Many gymnasts I work do a ton of leg strength and plyometric…