How do I train to be more explosive?
I will try to address the basics of this and some of the most common misconceptions. If your goal is to be faster and more explosive then this is not something you can train in isolation. Like many movements or areas of fitness people want a single solution when there are none and for explosiveness, it is a multi pronged approach that is required.
A common solution that people come up with is to perform a movement weighted. This however is often considered less than ideal as you end up doing the movements slower and messing with their mechanics. While some benefits have been shown for this, benefits have also been seen using lighter tools to allow for adaptation to moving a similar object, quicker. So ankle weights, wrist weights, weighted vests and other similar tools do have their use but they are not necessarily the best for building power.
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