My FAVORITE Upper Body Plyometrics [Return to Sport After Injury] Physio Guide

By dpope2020

July 19, 2024

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My FAVORITE Upper Body Plyometrics [Return to Sport After Injury] Physio Guide

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In today's video we go over My FAVORITE Upper Body Plyometrics [Return to Sport After Injury] Physio Guide: 

Struggling to get your athletes back to powerful overhead movements? This video is for you! Learn how to progress upper body plyometrics for a safe and effective return to sport for your patients.

We'll cover:

  • Key considerations before starting plyometrics
  • How to progress exercises safely and effectively
  • Specific exercises for throwing athletes and more!

Timeline:

  • 0:10 - Why Should We Incorporate Plyos?
  • 0:45 - Goals Before Starting
  • 1:32 - How to Progress
  • 4:12 - Double Arm Throws - NO Rebound
  • 5:01 - Introducing Single Arm Power
  • 6:01 - Double Arm Rebounding
  • 7:10 - Single Arm Throws
  • 8:03 - Sport Specificity
  • 9:03 - When to Start Throwing
  • 10:19 - Summary

Throwing everything around....

- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS

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References: 

  1. Reinold MM, Dowling B, Fleisig GS, Macrina LC, Wilk KE, Streepy JT, Andrews JR. An Interval Throwing Program for Baseball Pitchers Based upon Workload Data. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Mar 1;19(3):326-336. doi: 10.26603/001c.94146. PMID: 38439773; PMCID: PMC10909315.