This is not a simple question Main Event. You don't need any special equipment to do plyos, just something you can jump off such as a box, a ledge, a chair etc. If you are following VJB and have never done too much training start with whatever is the easier (I can't remember if it is beginner or novice). The programs in VJB are excellent and well set out. They take you through a nice progression. As for speed or explosiveness I am not sure what you mean. All plyos are supposed to be done as fast AND as explosively as possible. I don't think you can seperate those two traits.

As for how long it takes, well everyone is different. Untrained athletes will make greater immediate gains then trained athletes. Stronger athletes will generally derive more benefit from plyos than weaker athletes etc. For more background information about plyos there is plenty of info on the net or you can try this:

http://www.vertical-jump-homepage.com/plyometrics.html

Good luck in your training. Following VJB is a great start.

regards

JDub

the vjb beginner took like 20+ minutes, it's pretty exhausting.

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thnx. so from what ive read, you shouldnt do plyos in-season is this true or not?

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yeah man you shouldn't do plyos during your season but i do it oncee a weak just to mantian and gian on my vert

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lets say i do plyos and body weight. what would the gains be versus plyos alone?

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probably better and you should do it man it'll help especially since u havent done it before right?

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u wuld probably gain 4 or 5 more inches if u did bodyweight with it

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yea i havent done it before, but its the time im worried about how long would a session of bodyweights and plyos take? what would the gains on plyos be by itself?

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i remeber i started the bodyweight and ploys together to b honest in season i wud say pick one or the other or u might get with me and end up stopping because u couldnt be bothered to do both. yer if u do it with bodyweight then u will get an extra 4 or so inches.

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