Drs.,
If you were training an athlete that wanted to become more explosive would there be any utility in anything besides making him stronger on the basic barbell movements? I guess how I interpret your opinion on this subject would be to improve his maximal force production and thus making a given amount of force more submaximal and able to be produced at a faster rate. Then I would imagine you have them practice their sport and just work on being more “explosive” within their sports practice itself. I guess I just was curious if you ever think there is a time for plyometrics or explosive movements similar to that. My guess would be that you would say that the ability to produce force at a fast rate is largely genetic and those types of things are largely a waste of time. Am I correct or missing the mark?