Olympic weightlifting improves vertical jump height

[JudoJosh]

Olympic Weightlifting (OL) improves vertical jump (VJ) height

However, what I found most interesting is that plyometric training was found to be equally as effective
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"Meta-analyses indicated OW improved VJ height by 7.7% (95% CI 3.4 to 5.4 cm) compared to control (ES=0.62, p=0.03) and by 5.1% (95% CI 2.2 to 3.0 cm) compared to traditional resistance training (ES=0.64 p=0.00004). Change in VJ height was not different for OW versus plyometric training."

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" OW is an effective training method to improve VJ height. The similar effects observed for OW and plyometric training on VJ height suggests that either of these methods would be beneficial when devising training programmes to improve VJ height."

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[Balthazar]

well either style of training is only stimulating one to increase potential explosive power relative to their overall lift strength versus their own body weight. i feel at a certain point o lifts would continue increasing vj because one continues to lift more weight in an explosive manner as they either improve technique or their over all lift strength goes up stimulating heavier explosive lifting. where as plyometrics you're still only lifting your own body weight in an explosive manner.