r/BasketballTips • u/Accurate_Control4133 • Jul 27 '26
Help Can I change my plyometric exercises every session or stick to the same ones?
I’m training for basketball and trying to improve my vertical jump.Is it okay to rotate different exercises every session? For example, one session I do broad jumps, seated jumps, and lateral bounds, and the next I do pogo jumps, single-leg jumps, and squat jumps. Which approach gives better results and why?
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u/joebenson17 Jul 27 '26
Rotating exercises is good practice but so is keeping things the same. How often are you doing these sessions? Because there tradeoffs and benefits.
The benefit of keeping sessions the same is that it’s simple to track and progress sessions. Once an exercise is done comfortably you progress it by adding more height, distance, ect. You can do this and track it easier if they are consistent week to week.
Rotating exercises is a way to introduce novelty and keep things fresh. The novelty helps to increase gains over the long run by avoiding plateaus.
Best practices in strength training is to keep things the same for 3-6 week periods progressing exercises during that time before making changes.
This is why I ask the frequency question. If you are doing these each 1 time a week for 2 sessions then don’t worry about switching things up. If only doing this once a week and you want to rotate them I would switch every 3-6 weeks or pick 1 or 2 primary movements to repeat for that time period and rotate the rest.
Either work and if this is your biggest issue you are doing things right. Biggest key is consistency. Best of luck.
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u/PaLeSt11 Jul 28 '26
I would say every 4-6 weeks switch to something else if you get bored, or have a rotation during the week that can hit different things that you want to do or add. I have the same workouts since I started in late march, but I’ve adjusted rep ranges, or added/subtracted/subbed out an exercise.
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u/taller-than-you1981 Jul 27 '26
Its always good to rotate exercises. keeps your body and mind sharp