Eamonn Flanagan: Key Principles Behind Effective Plyometric and Jump Training

About this episode

Eamonn Flanagan discusses key principles of effective plyometric and jump training based on his extensive experience in elite sports.

Eamonn Flanagan is the Head of S&C at the Sport Ireland Institute. In this episode, Eamonn shares deep insights from a career that spans elite Olympic (including track & field), Paralympic, and professional rugby environments. He is very well known for his work on jump or plyometric training with peer-reviewed research, online courses and much more on this form of training. We unpack a range of topics including: -Eamonn's career journey and some key perspective shifts along the...

People in this episode

Host: Colm Bourke

Guest: Eamonn Flanagan

Topics covered

• plyometric training
• jump training
• strength and conditioning
• Olympic sports
• athlete development

Keywords

• plyometrics
• jump training
• strength and conditioning
• Olympic athletes
• Paralympic training
• rugby training
• sports science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sport Ireland Institute

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