“…Plyometric exercises involve a rapid eccentric movement, followed by a short amortization phase, which is then followed by an explosive concentric movement, enabling the synergistic muscles to engage in the myotatic-stretch reflex during the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC). This type of training has also been shown to improve performance of endurance runners 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11…”