Polymetric Training for Performance Enhancement and its Goal

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Polymetric training is a coordinated exercise mechanism that integrates reactive movements that combines explosive concentric and eccentric contractions. Gonzalo-Skok et al. (2018) refer to this training format as an approach that primarily focuses on improving a person’s mechanical impulse due to the incorporation of jumping exercises. The dynamic practices that reflect this approach, including unique unilateral movements, directly correlate with performance enhancement, explaining why the method has become popular in basketball and other performance-based sports.
Evidence indicates that the central goal of plyometrics is neuromuscular performance enhancement. De Villarreal et al. (2010) agree with this observation by suggesting that this objective illustrates the result-based nature of the training. It involves a stretch-shortening cycle mechanism that starts with a quick muscle stretch (eccentric phase) followed by a rapid and immediate same-muscle shortening (concentric). As a result, individuals engaging in this training approach should consider diverse training varia...