Mariel Cigarra

I remember one time, basically, I did one where you start in a squat and then you just kind of stop.

stand up really fast and swing your arms up and get on your toes, but you're not actually jumping off the ground.

It seems like explosive power exists on a spectrum, right?

Like you can do the simplest version of it or you can do the more intense version of it.

What I always hear in training or in yoga classes is.

Listen to your body.

Don't push past pain.

And do you recommend doing this right after you strength train or right after cardio or on its own?

How long do you think that a training session should take?

It sounds like not that long.

And what might a full workout look like, that 20 minutes?

How many of these types of exercises would you do?

For folks who are short on time, which I think is most people,

Can you work these kinds of exercises into a day?

Like, do you have to do a 20-minute session or could you do a few sets of jumping jacks and then a little later you do a few sets of whatever, jump squats?

Takeaway three, one way to incorporate explosive power is to do a 20 minute session once a week.

Pick an exercise and remember to start at the less intense end of the spectrum and do three to five reps of it.

That's one set.

You'll do three sets in total and then see how many exercises you can fit in.

Five different types of exercises is a good starting point.