Comments on: Engeroff’s plyometric program involved nothing but hopping on the spot https://www.isegoria.net/2023/05/engeroffs-plyometric-program-involved-nothing-but-hopping-on-the-spot/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Pseudo-Chrysostom https://www.isegoria.net/2023/05/engeroffs-plyometric-program-involved-nothing-but-hopping-on-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-3607735 Pseudo-Chrysostom Sat, 27 May 2023 17:17:05 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50039#comment-3607735 Improvements in tendon strength may be a factor, but the number one thing wrt plyometrics is neural drive, conditioning motor engrams to move in more impulsive ways. This is also related to where ‘noob gains’ in novice lifters come from – greater muscle recruitment through higher neural drive in people who theretofore have never made lifting heavy a regular practice – before other factors (like hypertrophy, vascularization, or metabolic efficiency) start becoming primary limiting factors (there is no speed without strength).

The granddaddy of this area of investigation comes from the wide wild world of soviet sports science (winning medals in international competitions was considered a matter of strategic significance by the politburo, so there was significant investment of human capital). In particular the work of Yuri V. Verkhoshansky, which was reproduced in english in the books ‘Supertraining’ and ‘Special Strength Training’ under the term ‘shock method’.

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