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Studies have been conducted testing ten various plyometric exercises on overall performance during jumping examined by EMG, power, and ground reaction force (GRF). Of the 10 tested, the single leg cone hops, box jumps, tuck jumps, and two legged vertical jumps produced the highest EMG values eluding to greater motor recruitment. Power was examined by: dumb bell jumps, depth jumps, countermovement jumps, squat jumps, and tuck jumps which all produced the higher power scale readings. In terms of athletic performance and training, the plyometric movements that utilize total body vibration produced an overall in crease in performance output. In one recent study examining two groups using the same plyometric protocol in combination with weight training, one using high loads and the other utilizing small loads, similar decreases in power were found. This shows that the plyometric exercises themselves had a greater effect in the decrease in power output rather than the type of weight training.