Athletes looking to improve power often employ non-traditional methods during their resistance training. A recent study of rugby players examined the use of "cluster" training to improve lower-body power. Sorry, but I'm not referring to the yummy kind of cluster pictured below:
What is cluster training? Also known as interrepetition rest training, it involves breaking up sets into small "cluster" of repetitions. So, for example, instead of performing a set of straight reps followed by a rest period, one would break an individual set into "cluster" of reps followed by short rest periods. That is, a set could consist of 2 "clusters" of 3 reps, with a 30-second rest between the 2 clusters. Of course, you could call the clusters mini-sets, but "cluster" is more fun.
The study showed that power was indeed enhanced through the use of cluster training. The only caveat is that traditionalset/rep training enhanced strength better. So, make sure that you use cluster training during your power development training phase as opposed to your strength phase.
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