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One of the best ways I’ve found for increasing explosiveness and jumping power with hip extension is Olympic Weight Lifting. Overcoming increasingly larger amounts of resistance (weight) under gravity (what we are resisting) is how we get strong. This is called progressive overload. Now what happens when we Overcome that huge weight as fast and explosively as possible? You get power. LOTS of Power. By contracting your muscles so rapidly at the multiple points through the 2 Olympic lifts, (The triple extension at the hips, knees and ankles) you train the muscles to increase and release muscular tension rapidly and effectively. this is what explosiveness is, the ability of the muscle fibers to contract with more force in a shorter amount of time = Power. The ability to move the heavy weight in the 2 lifts as well as they do enables Olympic Weight Lifters to have a greater level of Proprioception (awareness of the body in space) than most athletes other than gymnasts and other body weight practitioners. Other than body weight exercise, Olympic Weightlifting is one of the best ways to increase Proprioception I’ve found while also offering the simultaneous benefit of unrivaled power and explosiveness that goes together with Parkour like Peanut butter and Jelly. learning how to Olympic Lift, or undertaking any activity that requires explosive hip/triple extention under a heavy load will result in you reaping explosive benefits Manimalmethod.com
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