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25-Minute Explosive Strength

Power-focused strength with controlled landings and full recovery between rounds.

Warm-Up

5 minutes. Raise temperature, open hips/ankles/shoulders, and prepare for explosive work.

Jumping Jack
Jumping Jack1 min
Inchworm
Inchworm1 min
Bodyweight Squat
Bodyweight Squat1 min
High Knees
High Knees1 min
Plank
Plank1 min

Circuit A

Power focus. Explode on each rep; keep landings quiet. Use a single dumbbell (or two if available) for push press.

Squat Jump
Squat Jump8x
Dumbbell Push Press
Dumbbell Push Press8x
Dumbbell Swing12x
3 rounds · 45 sec rest
1 min rest

Circuit B

Athletic focus. Stay snappy. If jump lunges bother knees, switch to reverse lunges.

Burpee
Burpee8x
Jump Lunge
Jump Lunge8x each side
Plank
Plank30 sec
2 rounds · 45 sec rest

Cool-Down

2 minutes. Downshift breathing and open hips/back.

Hip Flexor Stretch
Hip Flexor Stretch1 min each side
Child's Pose
Child's Pose1 min
Elastic Energy & Triple Extension Logic

Elastic Energy & Triple Extension Logic

Squat jumps and jump lunges train the stretch-shortening cycle in the quads, glutes, and calves — the same triple extension pattern that drives sprinting and jumping power. The dumbbell push press layers upper-body ballistic loading on top, teaching the body to transfer force from hips through shoulders under fatigue.

What Explosive Output Actually Costs You

What Explosive Output Actually Costs You

Repeated ground contact in burpees and jump lunges demands rapid eccentric braking, which accumulates neuromuscular fatigue faster than slow lifts. Full recovery between rounds isn't rest — it's the mechanism that preserves power output quality, because speed-strength degrades sharply when central nervous system fatigue compounds.

Rate of Force Development as the Target

Rate of Force Development as the Target

The warm-up progression from jumping jacks to high knees primes fast-twitch motor unit recruitment before the main work begins, not just tissue temperature. Dumbbell swings act as a hinge-pattern bridge between strength and power, and the plank anchors anterior core stiffness needed to transfer force without energy leaking at the midline. To personalize, increase dumbbell load on push press and sw

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