How to Lose Weight with Plyometric Workouts

Plyometrics (jump training) remains one of the best ways to help burn fat, lose weight and really sculpt your body. If your body has the needed strength and stability, plyometrics will improve your body's composition (more muscle, less fat) by leaps and bounds.


Here is a good general plyometric workout to improve your body's shape and conditioning.

1. In Place Vertical Jumps, full speed, Double Leg, 3 sets/10, 2 minutes rest between sets

2. Box Jumps (pictured above), full speed, 2 sets/10, 2 minutes rest between sets

3. Jump Rope, full speed, 2 sets/3 minutes each, 2 minutes rest between sets

4. Lateral Cone Hops, full speed, 2 sets/10 each side, 1 minute rest between sets

5. Standing Long Jumps, full speed, 2 sets/10, 2 minutes rest between sets

6. Dumbbell Calf Raises, full speed, 3 sets/25, 2 minutes rest between sets

Do a plyometric workout no more than 2 days a week because of the full speed intensity of this type of workout.

Avoid knee injuries by perfecting jumping and landing techniques before progressing to full speed plyometric workouts.

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Mark Dilworth, BA, PES
My Fitness Hut



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Hi, I'm Mark Dilworth, Nutritionist, Dietary Strategies Specialist, Nutrition for Metabolic Health Specialist and Lifestyle Weight Management Specialist. Since 2006, I have helped thousands of clients and readers make lifestyle habit changes which includes body transformation and ideal body weight.