http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/07/21/how-to-make-a-plyometric-box/
or you could just not do plyometrics and save your joints
I've had 3 knee reconstructions, my joints are passed being saved
If you can suggest a better way to increase my vert and explosiveness i'm all ears!
Interesting, and sorry to see you've had three, what was the reason?
Why do you need to increase your Vertical explosiveness?
for a sport?
Two reasons why an injury ultimately occurs;
1; Impact
2; poor strength and flexibilty
Did you do plyo prior to that?
Geesh you are keen or getting paid a fair wack to be coming back after 3 knee recos, I gave it away after I did my second one and to sort of make sure never got the second reco........but must admit hasn't stopped my trying to squeeze in the occasional game still.....
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/07/21/how-to-make-a-plyometric-box/
or you could just not do plyometrics and save your joints
Silver in regards to joint damage from plyo is this due to poor technique or is it a common thing ? most of what i've read suggests that these kinds of exercise are high risk high reward but if you perform them correctly they're fine.
Save your money & build them from the pallets left in the Bunnings car-park
High risk is the issue here.
At your age and condition, you face enough "high risk" playing footy, what you need to do is focus on a safe, productive and time efficient exercise program to build muscle in the areas that are at risk in the game you play.
The areas are in order of priority, exercises needed to build strength and flexibility to safe guard you;
Knees
Lower back
Neck
shoulders
Exercises areas that could improve your performance on the field;
Glute exercises
Grip exercises
Leg extensions
leg curls
Leg press are 3 very underrated exercises for strengthening the lower body.
Plyo could increase your vertical leap a tad, but IMO the risks outweigh the benefits.
If you want to take a specky, or leap high in the ruck, then practice is your best bet, spend a lot of time training.
Your time spent in the gym Working out should be minimal and safe, with a focus on making your joints stronger, and the gym is the only place for that.
There's more than one size for that price. It either converts in to 3 different sizes or there's 3 in the pack.Yeah most people seem to use Ply, I refuse to pay 100+ dollars for a box when i can build one for 20-30 bucks haha
Might jump down to Bunnings over the weekend and grab some supplies!![]()
Thanks for the info @Silverback, Most of this I've been doing already in preparation anyway, i may steer away from the box jumps and focus on these instead!
Have always wanted to work in farmer walks to my routines but never have the space at the home gym![]()