Sunday for legs I decided to go the plyometric route, I'm still
getting over a head cold which is impacting my respiratory system so
I was'nt in the mood to go all out.

I actually started off my workout with leg extensions which were
causing some new issues, and the squats which I started to do just
feel overall bad on my joints. Now in case your thinking that I'm
getting old, well I am, kidding. What I think it is is that my
joints are in pain from the flu like symptoms, joint tenderness
being one of them, oh well you can't be on point all the time, just
99%.

I did'nt want to fully dump my leg workout, I did'nt show up to
leave, and I definitely was'nt going to do upper body after the work
I put in over the last few days. Not to mention that I have not
worked my legs in weeks. So I decided to the athletic jumping,
plyometric stuff.

Plyometrics and jumping is great because it increases your bodys
ability to absorb punishment, increases explovie power, increases
agility, coordination, just an overall great way to hit a muscle
group, particularly the thighs. If you are bored with your current
system or want to increase the above benefits I recommend including
some sort of plyometrics or jumping in your routine. If you have
knee, hip, lower back, ankle, or spinal issues you probably would be
better of using traditional styles of lifting until you heal up.

So bascially my leg routine consisted of:

Pause jumps: basically I descend donwn into a deep squat where my
hams are touching my calves, pausing there for 5 seconds or so, then
jump as high as I can, landing back into the bottom of the squat.

Pause Jumping lunges: Front leg does the pushing. descend down into
a full lunge, pause for a few seconds, jump as high as I can, then
land in the low position again.

North South pausing Jumping lunges: Basically this is a pause
jumping lunge, with the key difference being that when I jump, I
turn in the air so I am facing in the exact opposite direction to
the one that I started in. Fun.

Standing long jumps: Standing with two feet almost touching and
jumping as far forward as possible, landing on two feet

Side to side jumps: feet together, jumping explosively side ways as
way as possible, landing with feet together and immediately going
into next rep

Walking lunges: Not plyometric but definitely a good overall
exercise for the thighs.

Try this stuff, on a boyant ground, soft dirt works, so will grass,
or a mat.





S