Jumping Lunges are Fantastic for Racquet Sports
February 24th 2011 18:06
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It is best to perform six jumps and rest for five to ten seconds. If you can do five repetitions of Jumping Lunges, you are in pretty good shape.
Plyometrics are common in the fitness industry. More and more racquetball players consider them mainstream.
Most personal trainers will describe plyometrics as explosive movements. If done routinely, they will help build your strength and power. Below is a standard plyometrics exercise to help your racquet game.
Jumping Lunges
I hate these exercises, which means I need to do them. Once I get started I am happy as a lamb, racquetball lamb, that is.
You need to stand with your feet away from each other, about shoulder width. You need to look straight ahead with the back perpendicular to the ground.
You take your right leg and step out. At the same time bend your right leg. Lower your body, until your right thigh is level with the ground.
This is where it gets a little tough. While in the lunge position, push your body off the ground and jump up. When you reach the height of the jump in the air, switch legs.
Then, you land with the left leg forward in the lunge position. Repeat the plyometrics movement, switching each leg back and forth.
This is a pretty good visual of Jumping Lunges, although you should make sure the lunge is shoulder width a part and the knee caps stay behind the toes.
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