Are pylos just one of the latest fads?

Are what age are plyometrics too risky?

Conundrum wrote:

Are what age are plyometrics too risky?

39 years, 4 months, 12 days around 9am

Meb started doing plyos after injuring his hip/glute. He talked about doing them during his training for NYC.

I dont think plyos are a "fad" because it is an actual work out, and any work out is going to help you at some level. Are hill reps a fad? Are tempos a "fad"?

I'd say a fad is more like the vibrams things, the aforementioned bee pollen, arm warmers, crap like that.

Conundrum wrote:

Are what age are plyometrics too risky?

My 2 year old does plyos all the time. Skipping, jumping, etc.

The basics of plyos is nothing more than skipping, jumping, and throwing. We don't need to worry about throwing plyos so just skipping and jumping.

Take those two skills and expand on them.

1. Jump onto a box

2. Jump off a box

3. Jump off a box then onto another box

4. Jump on and off successive boxes

1. Skip along the ground

2. Alternating single leg hops on the ground

3. Single leg hops onto a box

4. Split Jump on a box

5. Alternating split jump on a box

1. Jumps over a box

2. Lateral jumps over a box

Let your imagination run wild. Plyos are effective in the same way heavy weight/low rep resistance training is effective....they have been proven to improve running economy.

Alan

and what about Cross Fit? A desparate Fad if there ever was one.

Fads don't last for decades.

you don't need plyos to be able to run...you need two feet than can go left, right, left, right. etc.

Ugh this thread is totally off track. The OP was talking about PYLOS not plyos. Theyre exercises for relieving pyloric stenosis. Its a stomach condition that causes bad cramping like lauren fleshman just had in the stockhom race and then went away in the london race. The program consists of like advanced and different types of abs with massage and alternating heat and cold. I dont know that much about it its pretty new so idk if its a fad or not.

Florida Beach wrote:

awhaaaa?? wrote:

Wow, thanks for your well reasoned and convincing opinion.

Aight, how about this. The best way to get better at running is by running. Not plyometrics. Not stretching. Not lifting. Let me repeat- the best way to get better at running is by running. If you are doing everything right running-wise, then by all means try out your jumping exercises. But, if you are looking for some sort of substitute, then you are wasting your time. Also, I don't like the idea of doing things that take away from your day to day running performance. If you find yourself having shitty runs the day after plyos, or you take days off because you are too sore, then you are wasting your time.

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Look, these people that say just run don't know anything. To be world class and your best, there are numerous activities that will help. Plyometrics will help, but they are supplementary, not the main thing. You need to be strong before starting - as mentioned above, and you need to start easy (just some double legged hops and a little bounding) before moving to more advanced things.

It helps a lot and will make the difference in your speed and especially spring in your stride. Its probably more valuable for middle distance, but elite distance runners also need to be fast.

i know a thing or two about running. well i know how to run fast.