Ok, I have one question about Powell:
What’s the difference btw Powell, Montgomery, Greene and the other
sprinters who have posted times under 9.90?
Is it Strength, Power, or Overall Top End Speed.
From what I hear Powell best mark in 2000 was 10.35.
That’s a .58 improvement…
What’s the difference in his training?
Is it he can do more in training now compared to his
2000 season?
Obviously he’s loaded w/ talent more than most.
Any Thoughts on this?
Kenny Mac~~~
Powell benefits from his limited backside mechanics in my opinion.
What I mean by this is his ground contacts are incredibly short, an exteme amount of power is put down on his ‘step-down’ in front, and he triple extends at a point not too far behind the body so as to ensure the vertical component of his top speed.
Classic example of running over the track instead of ‘through’ it.
Also, watch the race and see his fellow big man Obikwelu get into his tall, upright sprint postion several metres before Asafa, and lose a good bit of ground accordingly.
This was one of the most extended acceleration drives I’ve seen him take, and it obviously served him well in the final 20 metres.
Well, given that Powell was 17/18 in 2000 I think it’s safe to say that he is much stronger now that he’s a little bit older… but still COLLEGE AGE!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
thats funny. IF he was here in america at school would he have broken the record? He would be the fastest collegiate ever. I guess he also has the age group record. That wont be broke in my lifetime.
I think the opposite, If we would have attended
in the US collegiate system, his best time would have been btw 10.15-10.25.
Because relays (Conference/ Regionals/ Penn/ Mt. Sac/ Drake) would have broke him down and the extra obligation he would have to go through.
Kenny Mac~~~~~
I agree also the student factor would also affect his performance.
Not to mention, the $$$$ he’s making is a lot of $$$ RIGHT, He’s living it up IMO
Kenny Mac~~~
English refresher guys. It’s broken not broke. The race was phenomenal!!! I had a feeling he would break the record this summer. Not this soon though!!!
I would add that the knee angle and hip angles of Powell are MORE acute at touchdown than others decreasing lever length allows more force to be applied, you need great hamstring co-ordination to apply force in that position and eccentric strength in the quadriceps to hold the land position. Asafa is able to convert large external force into thrust so he sits SLIGHTLY more deeper than others. Others use their hamstrings more effectively when running taller ( the CF recommendation) with less pre stretch during landing. The difference between running high and sitting deep is not that great. The situation of the hips in both situations differ only by a few centimeters. Just to add that sprinting at that level needs high amounts of hamstring co-ordination since the hams span two joints. Hip and knee.