Explosive Calisthenics to Break Plateaus
Use Explosive Calisthenics to Break Plateaus!
Explosive training is one of the calisthenics secrets.
It will take your skills and strength to the next level.
The regular "workouts" that most people follow, often lacks fast and athletic training.
You can apply speed training to all calisthenics movements.
But push ups are the best way to start working on explosive strength.
Incorporating fast and controlled movements to your workouts is great to build overall athleticism. Speed and explosive power are important components of success in many sports. The ability to move at multiple levels of speed, at just the right time is critical to success within any game.
Speed and precision are essential features to develop functional strength and muscle endurance. This allows our bodies to learn how to repeat an intense and quick effort over a longer period of time than what we are used to. It is also a great tool to increase and fine tune mental calibration.
You will build very responsive muscles and add acrobatic skills to your training arsenal with explosive training.
Start with the classic "clap push up" or just try to lift your palms off the ground when you come back at the top at the push up. Then try to perform multiple repetitions in a row, then multiple sets, without compromising your form. You can also simply start to go faster than usual, while keeping good form, if you can't clap yet.
Then there are many other variations you can do, like chest clap push ups, Russian push ups, double clap push ups, superman push ups, knee clap push ups, X jump push ups, airplane push ups to name a few!
