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Originally Posted by JayElliott
Do the exercises I've listed in my version of the 'Caveman' (what you refer to as GPP) have overall (applicable) explosive/plyometric value, or strength?
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Yes. GPP is actually very usefull for increasing work capacity and conditioning to apply your strength, technique and cardio development to more specific tasks (like actually fighting).
I think you should be aware of the purpose of striking and shooting with resistance bands. this should be submaximal effort, and not an all out grind on these exercises. Since you're incorporating it into a conditioning session, I suppose there's little risk of you loading these up to the 5 rep max range, but still we get assholes on here that think punching with 100lbs worth of bands or 35lb dumbells is going to make them strike like they have bricks in their hands, and it probably won't. Techniques with excessive added resistance change the technique potentially causing improper training, so as long as you keep it relatively light and keep conditioning in mind, you should be fine.
You may want to pick up a book called "infinite intensity" by Ross Enamait to get some good GPP ideas and their applicability to athletics.