The amount of weight you use might need to be lowered. In order for your training to be more specific towards training power and specific strengths such as Strength – Speed and Speed – Strength you can’t train heavy all the time. VELOCITY, adding speed to your weight training, is the key factor when your main goal is to increase explosive power in your programs. In most programs the majority of time is spent on strength programs that are on the top left of the force / velocity curve – which is slow and heavy movement. To truly develop power and be a better, rounded athlete you must train the entire spectrum, from heavy and slow to light and fast.

Do you want your muscles to have a “dimmer dial” that has to slide from slow to fast, or a switch that you just flip? Your muscle fibers are like light switches. If you always lift heavy and slow you will be strong…but slow. The most important element to focus on in this formula is the time component. This is defined as distance / time – or how fast you can move something. If we look at what power is, we need to keep in mind that there is one very important part that most people forget about, VELOCITY. This is great for strength, BUT NOT FOR POWER.

It is very common in gyms around the country to progressively add more weight on the bar without any consideration of how fast the bar is moving. Strength gains are specific to the speed at which you lift plain and simple. Let’s look at 5 ways to develop power in the gym.

The ability to move quicker, jump higher, be more explosive and run faster will also improve your strength and endurance. Power is an important part in almost every sporting activity, including CrossFit.

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