November 20th, 2009 Workout – Plyometrics
Today my workout was Plyometrics, which is another name for jump training. It’s a type of exercise that is designed to be really sport-specific and to help your functional strength – in other words, it helps your body respond better at the type of explosive movements required by various sports. I’m doing it for snowboarding to help me out with various jump tricks.
I followed the routine in the P90X Plyometric video and was only able to do the first 30 minutes out of 60 before my legs were on fire and I needed to stop. Today’s lesson: jumping is a bitch when you’re overweight. On the bright side, every single time I do this workout I’ll weigh a little less and I’ll be a little stronger, so with some consistency I’ll finish this routine in no time. Next time I do it, I’ll do 35 minutes.