plyometrics

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) +‎ -metric (“measure”) (see Plyometrics)

Noun

plyometrics (uncountable)

1. A form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.

   Synonym: (informal) plyos

   • 2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 102:

     She was not one of those women who needed to endure complicated half hours of rubbing and prodding and explosive plyometrics before her body tensed and the dam holding back her pleasure burst.