Verkhoshansky
Verkhoshansky is a Russian surname. The most widely known bearer is Yuri Verkhoshansky, a Soviet and Russian sports scientist and coach who is widely regarded as a pioneer of plyometric training.
Verkhoshansky developed and codified plyometrics, a training approach that uses the stretch-shortening cycle of muscles to
In the 1970s and beyond, Verkhoshansky collaborated with researchers and coaches worldwide and contributed to translating
One of his notable legacies is the collaboration with Mel Siff on the book Supertraining, which summarized