Plyometrics training for snowboarders

For snowboarding, plyometrics training is about increasing strength and maximize explosive power in a way that weight training by itself can't. Bet you didn't know that plyometric exercises will help your jumps and landingswhen you are snowboarding.

When you are working out you simply need to train so that your muscles contract quickly while they are overloaded in order for you to gain explosiveness and control under tension.

Boarders need this specific strength for jumps, for landings and for very uneven terrain and ground. Plyometrics are great exercises, but should only be used as part of your training schedule once or twice a week.

Typical plometric training workouts include step or box jumping (a 4 inch height is plenty) or simply squat jumps. You may also be suprise dto find that skipping ropes are a good plyometric exercise that also benefits your cardiovascular systems.

• Squat jumps:
  
  Squat down and touch the ground, then explode upwards as high as you can. Land lightly, repeat ten times
   
• Hopping
  
  ten hops on each leg, as far forward as you can go
   
• Two legged jumps
  
  as far forward as you can go - repeat ten times
   
• Jumping side to side
  
  no equipment needed, you can use something as simple as a crack in a paving stone as a line to jump over. Keep your feet together throughout. Repeat 20 times
   
• Chair jumping
  
  Exactly as it sounds, jumping on and off of a chair, bench or stair. Repeat ten times