Summer racingā¦ Took pic downā¦
Ah oke thanksā¦
Yes Wendell was his coach in Curacao, but when he was @ Utep he still had some say in the matterā¦ Churandy was under the guidance of coach Kitchens and in the later stage Paul Erengā¦ (if iām correct)
What would contribute to maintaining this pelvic position? I was thinking strong abs with good hip flexibility am I correct?
Yes, John, correct. Maybe hip mobility (rather than flexibility) would be a better term, implying range of movement.
But also strong muscles of the pubic area (beneath the waistline) and obliques/laterals of the back/sacrum area. Essentially the lower core. Awareness and understanding of the role played by keeping hips in neutral would also be helpful so as when the athletes goes through her/his mental checklist in training the positioning can be consciously implemented. Hopefully it will eventually happen without thinking during the major races in due course.
Spot on kk, good control of the glutes assists this as well. Allows the knee lift to occur with ease, without thought and no excessive rotation. Note I said excessive guys, you need a degree of rotation for it all to work correctly.
how about that cloud? smiling at the village!
Maybe you remember this guy with PB 850 in long jumpā¦
Aahh i finally forgot this picā¦
What is his name and how did this happen?
Llewellyn Starks, that happend during NY competition in 1992, winner was C. Lewis 872cm (+2.2). He broke his shin during takeoff!
Came back alright to work for Nike and got in a punch-up with Gatlinās masseur!
How didnāt he have a massive leg infection after landing on the sand with his bone sticking out?? :eek:
BTW, any news about Gatlin? His preparation?
Ouch! How can something like that heal?!
imagine the forces created for this to happen! Could the same forces be created when running the 100m too Fast? Imagine falling at over 40klm hr with a broken leg! ouch
Supposedly 10 x bodyweight at takeoff for a LJ
About 4 x bodyweight for a sprint impulse, but could be less. Iāve heard different estimations (down to as little as 1-1/2 x bodyweight for sprint impulse in the upright position)