There are many different schools of thought, each with their own ideas on how to train athletes in order to increase athletic performance. So how does one know which particular program will work for any given athlete?

The following plyometric and strength training program is designed for use during the pre-competition phase

The aim of plyometrics is to increase the explosiveness of the muscle allowing an athlete to run faster, jump further, and generate force at a greater rate.

It has been over fifty years since the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction was first proposed.