plyometrics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

plyo·met·rics | \ ˌplī-ə-ˈme-triks

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Definition of plyometrics

: exercise involving repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase muscle power

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