plyometrics
/ˌplaɪəˈmetrɪks/
exercises involving rapid stretching and contracting of muscles
plyometrics in a sentence
“Plyometrics improve explosive power for jumping.”
Origin of plyometrics
Greek pleion more + metron measure
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