I read on "Ballistics or Baloney?" by Barry Ross (Ballistics or Baloney?: A Strength Training and Powerlifting article from Dragon Door Publications) that ballistics are not very useful for fast paced activities like sprinting because of the slower pace of the movement as compared to plyometrics (slower movement = less usage of the stretch reflex), and therefore is not as effective in developing power.
But here’s what I don’t get, do ballistic exercises help you generate more power without necessarily using the stretch reflex (weighted jump squats using only the concentric phase)? or are they in no way different from plyos except for the added weight and slower speeds?
I hear that the KB swing is great for improving one’s vertical jump, but depth jumps are supposed to be good too, but the former is a ballistic exercise.
But here’s what I don’t get, do ballistic exercises help you generate more power without necessarily using the stretch reflex (weighted jump squats using only the concentric phase)? or are they in no way different from plyos except for the added weight and slower speeds?
I hear that the KB swing is great for improving one’s vertical jump, but depth jumps are supposed to be good too, but the former is a ballistic exercise.
