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Plyometrics is one of those categories that gets treated as a single thing when it is actually several distinct things with meaningfully different mechanisms and outcomes. Box jumps, depth jumps, bounding, pogo hops - these are not interchangeable variations of the same stimulus. They sit at different points on a spectrum defined by ground contact time, and that single variable determines whether you are training explosive power, reactive strength, or something in between.

In this post, we analyse plyometrics as an effective tool for trail and mountain running.