How Do You Use The Katapult Training Shoe And SKILLZ Weight Vest For Volleyball Training?
Training for volleyball players should focus on the skills, movements, and power requirements that are specific to the game of volleyball – duh, right? Although sport-specific training is being implemented more now than ever before, there’s still far too much training being conducted that is archaic and in many cases counter-productive (do we really care how much weight a volleyball player can bench press or power clean? I sure don’t!). Surely there is a role for resistance training but it should be targeted to meet the demands of the sport. Close attention should be paid to ensuring that the resistance training doesn’t lead to increases in muscle hypertrophy (increase in size/cross-sectional area of muscle fiber) that result in a decrease in flexibility and range of motion about the joints. This phenomenon can lead to alterations in movement patterns (which can actually reduce maximum force and velocity production) and increase the risk of injury. What follows are some suggestions and
