Plyometrics & Hypertrophy

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I once asked Dr. Verkhoshansky if depth jumps could enhance muscle hypertrophy. He said no (remember that people like Verkhoshansky just say something that is very well researched)! With problems in the translation, I couldn't formulate my question. Here is it...

There is one article that points to the fact that plyometric training increases protein synthesis in non-trained subjects. I developed training for hypertrophy using plyometric training at the end of a shock training session. The results were really good. There is also a research with depth jumps and women during the menopause. It increased bone mass in the subjects.

My question is:Thinking with this very "new" (it is not so new...) information, wouldn't depth jumps used at the end of a training session be a new "shock" methodology to promote muscle anabolism? Wouldn't this kind of training enhance the impact of the training on the cell nucleus to signal liberation of anabolic hormones and protein synthesis?

Thank you!(sorry for the English...)

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<<There is one article that points to the fact that plyometric training increases protein synthesis in non-trained subjects. I developed training for hypertrophy using plyometric training at the end of a shock training session. The results were really good. There is also a research with depth jumps and women during the menopause. It increased bone mass in the subjects. My question is:Thinking with this very "new" (it is not so new...) information, wouldn't depth jumps used at the end of a training session be a new "shock" methodology to promote muscle anabolism? Wouldn't this kind of training enhance the impact of the training on the cell nucleus to signal liberation of anabolic hormones and protein synthesis? >>

**As a general rule, I would not recommend the use of Plyometrics for muscle hypertrophy. Nor would I recommend doing such work at the end of a training session. The forces are too high to be handled by fatigued muscles. For muscle hypertrophy, you would have to do exercises such as drop downs with a hold to develop the eccentric strength component. Usually the step downs are done from a higher height (above 30") and from which you should not jump up. In essence, you only want to develop the stopping force, not the reactive force.

Dr. YessisPresident Sports Training, Inc.www.dryessis.com760-480-0558

Plyometrics & Hypertrophy

I once asked Dr. Verkhoshansky if depth jumps could enhance muscle hypertrophy. He said no (remember that people like Verkhoshansky just say something that is very well researched)! With problems in the translation, I couldn't formulate my question. Here is it...

There is one article that points to the fact that plyometric training increases protein synthesis in non-trained subjects. I developed training for hypertrophy using plyometric training at the end of a shock training session. The results were really good. There is also a research with depth jumps and women during the menopause. It increased bone mass in the subjects.

My question is:Thinking with this very "new" (it is not so new...) information, wouldn't depth jumps used at the end of a training session be a new "shock" methodology to promote muscle anabolism? Wouldn't this kind of training enhance the impact of the training on the cell nucleus to signal liberation of anabolic hormones and protein synthesis?

Thank you!(sorry for the English...)