Jump training and the specificity myth in athlete development

“The biggest gains from plyometrics often come long before the most extreme exercises” Introduction In episode #437 of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob sits down with Håkan Andersson, one of the most respected sprint coaches in Europe, to discuss plyometrics, specificity, Olympic lifting, and the lessons learned from nearly four decades of coaching. Drawing on experience working with world-class sprinters, team sport athletes, and professional organisations across Scandinavia, Andersson challenges many of the assumptions practitioners make around jump training and transfer. Rather than chasi...