Thanks for the question. One way to use a weights vest would be to overload plyometric exercises in particular those that have a concentric emphasis i.e. pause then jumps. So, you could do vertical squat jumps or lunge jumps. If you were to sprint or bound then the additional weight carried would need to be light so that it did not disrupt mechanics too much or risk injury. Unfortunately much research indicates that adding weight to a plyometric exercise, does not have a significant positive effect, for example, adding weight to drops jumps had no benefits (slows down the contact time, for example). However, I would suggest that you contrast a loaded jump with an unloaded one - so you could do drop jumps unloaded and loaded jump squats for example 4x5 of each (change from exercise to the other). Doing this should enable you to recruit more fast twitch fibre which should boost power output and have a longer-term positive training effect, if this way of training or similar is included into training relatively regularly. You could even add some spring over 30m into this workout to really develop transference between the activities. You'd be doing a form of French Contrast Training. Take a look at this video on FCT as it will give you some other ideas. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MySIZJvNRL8.html
@@Johnshepherdtrackcoach Thanks coach for the reference videos. I'll incorporate the FCT program and see how I'll progress applying the exercises. Thanks again, and Remain Blessed.
I will look into this. Do check-out the triple jump playlist on the channel as I hvae covered this topic in part before. ru-vid.com/group/PLjem5W-IsVn8ppOP701WVkvSkXmo_a94X Stay safe
good mrng coach im stephen 52 yrs athlete india in this age whats my food before the competition days and my angle pain for few dats before the jump pls
