Is running rhythm hindbrain? Or is it something a sprinter should consciously try to establish during the race?
in racing it is ideally reflex action
It is - once you achieve it! It’s the achieving that can require some mental gymnastics. You must accept the idea that top speed is the cumulative effect of a series of rythmic, slightly sub-maximal actions- not just one attempt to generate maximal force after another. Once you feel the rythem and realize that what is essentially a relatively easy action is all there is to maximal speed, you’re on your way.
No the hind brain( the cerebullum in particular) has no direct connection with motor neurons. Nerve impulses for sprinting begins in the motor cortex(fore brain) and travels down the cortiospinal tract to muscle. Its impossible for sprinting to be a hind brain activity since no neural pathways exists between the nerves innervating muscles & the cerebullum.
The hind brain( cerebullums) role in movement is to smooth it out by working directly with the fore -brain.
Thanks for the replies.
Should there be a sensation of increasing leg fequency or inrceasing stride length as an athlete accelerates? Should it be a sensation of steping over faster and faster?