Ben Johnson Starts

Ben Johnson is the ultimate running machine. His explosive start is more like a horizontal leap; each stride uses enough energy to light up a city block, and his top speed is 43 kilometres per hour. Training four hours a day for 11 years doesn't hurt, either. In 1987, In this clip, scientists, coaches and computers try to comprehend the physics of a man who can outrun every person on the planet.

[@berbanedash7935]

Drug or no drug, Ben Johnson was a rare and unique specimen. His start was blinding

[@kudzaingozo-chapata8079]

Ben Johnson to this day and going forward, was the best explosive starter of all time, unmatched.

[@toddhanus5186]

Ben took steriods but so were 80% of all sprinters back then. If everyone else was doing them then why not. Fair is fair. He my favorite sprinter of all time.

[@noelito7855]

90% even..

[@nm9xk]

Yes, if we’re talking about Olympic sprinters. It was at least 90% overall and 100% of Americans and Eastern Europeans

[@wickedwaiata2939]

My Fav too ... not a sore loser or loud mouth

[@dynamite25567]

Defo much preferred him to Carl Lewis

[@2kh22a]

He was the fall guy. I feel bad for him. He was indeed a specimen.

[@xHHSGx]

I was born after Ben Johnson's 1988 race, but looking back I realize he is the greatest sprinter of all time.

[@success5083]

Facts

[@ykd818]

Yes! The best Canadian sprinter of all time. But can't hold a candle to The Great Usain Bolt or many other US and Jamaican sprinters

[@ty21st]

Usain bolt is

[@SoulSociety404]

Tim Brown Bolt ran a 9.58, he’s easily faster.

[@BigLadGreen]

Uptown Scorer Ben Johnson ran 9.79 back then. Bolt had 20years of better technology and better steroids to help him.

[@okbluejays2232]

best sprinter ever,

[@emmanueloluga9770]

KEEP LYING TO YOURSELF...ALL TOP ATHLETES ARE ON STEROIDS AND THAT'S NOT A BAD THING, THE BAD THING IS THAT THEY ARE VILIFIED FOR IT SO THEY HAVE TO LIE

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

orhema oluga exactly

[@datosayvarel8981]

@SavageArfad mogityan dedismuteli

[@dafreshprinceof703]

Great sprinter ever... LEGEND!

[@yawnocdivad]

Are there any other sprinters today using the same start technique as he used? It’s a fascinating concept, feet closer together with an explosive double leg push to start. Increased power off the blocks has got to give a competitive advantage. I can’t believe nobody picked up on that & ran with it. Pun intended.

[@pollar007]

Ben Johnson The Great.

[@Hever73]

I like this Canadian sprinter much better than villain Carl Lewis whom was on dope also before '84!

[@Speedyy10]

Theres a documentary of the 1988 olmypic race where all the sprinter talk about the drugs. its called 9.79 documentary. Ben is the best

[@LVSWTZ]

CBC's Geof Gowan. Greatest Track Comentator Ever Loved when called Ben's WR Race at Seoul 1988 " Spirinting Perfection Personified Ben Johnson of Canada"

[@berbanedash7935]

Ben Johnson was blindingly quick out of the blocks. If you are not confident he will intimidate you

[@frank-yo7wf]

this is the greatest cardiovascular; stress reliever known to man.

[@shinasa12000]

Still the fastest drive phase, especially the first 3 steps.

[@ultrastandphoenix1883]

Ben was my coach .as well as mr Charlie Francis. Both geniuses at the sport .

[@Nilan6]

@gottfried09 True that. Ben and his coach Charlie are the unsung heroes of modern day sprint training

[@fabrix7907]

He was and still is the fastest man on the planet.

[@amarmirza08]

Anabolic steroids are hormones which activate the bodies muscle buliding response. More muscle allows you to generate more power which allows for faster sprinting.... It really isn't that complicated.

[@lu77xiaojun37]

Neither is spelling. "buliding"🤔

[@LVSWTZ]

Charley was Genious Ben was Fearless. the Dynamic Duo.

[@429kostas]

best row talent ever ...maybe in the same level or better than usain

[@429kostas]

We never gonna know for sure.I believe that his was by far the best in 60m and he could be close to bolt in max speed.But who knows?

[@MrBusunglueck]

429kostas bolt is absolutely clean. all of you are haters. why should he not run 9,58 clean.?

[@MrBusunglueck]

***** boy... your not very good at spotting sarcasm are you?

[@MrBusunglueck]

***** trolling does work on youtube though. i was just curious whether or not someone would be stupid enough to believe i was serious.

[@MrBusunglueck]

***** it was so obvious really i thought that anyone with a brain would spot it.

[@imsogrimX]

In this day and age with the technology. Ben Johnson would easily run a 9.3. Just look at the force he could generate

[@valentinotera3244]

GOAT sprinter. Not even arguable.

[@sinsin1697]

You just as delusional as the cow that jumped over the moon

[@kranmaster]

What a shame we never got to see the best of this man because of world sporting politics.

[@berbanedash7935]

Man leaves the blocks so quickly thst he manipulates the starter mechanisms. WOW!!

[@GregGottfried]

@Nilan6 Although Ben doesn't get nearly as much credit as Usain. Such a shame

[@vicenteroldan6092]

I'm agree ben johnson is the best

[@EliHank]

2:12 I'm too immature for this... wtf

[@dwightdavis6652]

Still the best' Ben Johnson has the record

[@Nilan6]

Ben Johnson....the original Usain Bolt!

[@shaquillebrahm900]

He still one of the greatest for me

[@keithk2649]

Charlie the GOAT

[@tajaun3467]

Dope or not, he was still great, as he was beating Carl Lewis, a known doper who failed 3 drug tests and was allowed to compete by USADA.

[@frank-yo7wf]

;an different position on the field;

[@Solnyne]

I noticed that no one never mention the East German women dominating the sprints during the 70s and beginning to mid 80s...

[@ejones3157]

They literally talk about it constantly.

[@frank-yo7wf]

;Huge Chief Toke. Uncle Coffee.

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

Ground a+

[@praneorfrank-qh3pl]

I falled in the river winter;Wabash current rip tide;need an Air Conditioner?;?

[@Frankprane-lo3yf]

Tequila stomach warm;bark extract; it runs an headhot

[@UFCtrainer]

not able to FACEBOOK this article , ironical

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

Intel intellect

[@vincenzocox9324]

When you KNOW and can easily and comfortably predict a sprint world record - that's not normal. You obviously know something that everyone else doesn't. That's like telling people you are going to win the lottery next month - AND the amount.... Lol COME ON MAN.

[@stevenscummy1458]

Not really, the sprinters compete against each other every year so they pretty much know each other. Usain Bolt definitely knew he could break it

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

Wed never be able to throw up

[@stevenscummy1458]

Imagine if Ben Johnson was 6'5 like Usain Bolt

[@stevenscummy1458]

***** Haha true, same proportions and power proportions

[@success5083]

8.71

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Steven Scummy Height has very little to do with speed. This isn't why Usain Bolt ran fast. There are many world class sprinters that are Usain's height and none of them are even remotely as fast as Christian Coleman 5'8" or Yohan Blake 5'11". Speed has to do with proper training, stride frequency, stride power, form & body mastery. Again it has very little to do with height!

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

BreuckelensFinest ben had i think 5 more strides in his run compared to 9,58

[@elijahebbert6884]

@@user-co1gi7yd2r but he also had faster turnover

[@DortmunderTdmt]

we're talkin' here about a low/mid 9.6 sprinter if he was competin' today,absolutely no doubt

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

If you have one

[@praneorfrank-qh3pl]

left handed tobacco;yes Sir;

[@NoxDies]

a not-so-subtle jab

[@WISHBONEL7]

The guy is wrong at the :25 second mark , because the *brain* and the spinal cord comprise the central nervous system .

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

Wakes 110 percent animal

[@bharatchinchu3703]

ben is great

[@frank-yo7wf]

*MLB(thank you)

[@Abdo_Madmax]

Every elite sport man do steroids ... the talent first and the training second then steroids in the final process

[@jamesberry53]

dont agree with francis' statement about sprinting being the most competitive sport... still an interesting video, young sprinters and coaches take notes, these two were arguably the best ever

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

T-mobile lutenient salute

[@Leonidas-eu9bb]

how much power watts? i don't understand it

[@realtan9026]

Usain bolt is best of all time ben Johnson is very close second very underated scape goat also ben we are proud of you

[@myurick988]

Coach: "It is purely physical, no tactics involved." Doctor with syringe full of steroids: "Step aside."

[@yawnocdivad]

“Step aside!”? I think you mean “Hold my beer!”

[@Tichenor-rc8eg]

I don't throw weight's around on dope;

[@Chrisman77]

He could bench press over 400 pounds Lol

[@calvin123killa]

lol!!Bolt has clocked at 44km/h and Ben is 43km/h remember he was running 9.79 in the 80's.An increase in technology will lead to better drugs and harder detection.Gay and Asafa were caught so it's safe to say that no athlete in the Olympics is clean they all have to dope at some point.Also technology leads to improved ntrition,training and track equipment like spikes and running surface.Lol!!Ben Johnson will smoke bolt in the 100meters but not 200meters.Remember the only athletes close to Bolt are Gatlin and Yohan Blake yet they can not match Ben Johnsons start so you are looking at a huge gap in the first meters of the race of which bolt will not close up ben can easily make up 1km/h in today's Era.Ben squats 3 times his body weight for reps

[@75marklee]

u dont know what u are talking about assuming Johnson is 200 lbs u saying he can squat 600 lbs for reps thats bull shit granted he was a phenomenal athlete don't make him out like he's some kinda Ronnie Coleman

[@75marklee]

i don't see it in this video and i see him benching maybe 2 plates or was that one ? dumbass

[@75marklee]

i couldn't find any proof or a video u little bitch

[@MrKarlozz]

marky mark 200 lbs? Ben weighed around 170 lol

[@tonyharris2849]

You have to look at this whole scenario scientifically Ben Johnson for black man with a lot of melanin fast twitch muscles and a highly-charged nervous system drugs are just a small factor if they were a big factor pinwheel records would not last Ben Johnson it's just simply a superior athlete blessed with all is needed for a great Sprinter

[@Lo71987]

I want him to teach me how he starts like that.

[@KX5Kat]

This is when sprinters started getting deceived, by hacking the gym, trying to bench, squat and deadlift more and more, thinking that was going to make them faster.

[@KINGKROSBYSKINGDOM]

yeah its all lower body strength uperbody isnt needed

[@KX5Kat]

You do need strength, a hell of a lot of it and yes, even in your upper body (particularly the shoulders, as the force of their swing counterbalances your forward lean during the drive and helps you get lower and accelerate faster). While heavy lifting does make you stronger, which is crucial to sprinting, Lifting weights is a double edged sword as it totally kills your impulse (ability to exert maximum force to the ground within 0.1 -0.2 seconds). By lifting, you're essentially rewiring your neuro pattern to fire slower (as it takes at least a second, longer if you're lifting near your max, to lift the load). End of the day, too much lifting heavy or lifting incorrectly WILL make you slower. It's also incredibly hard to get the impulse to fire quickly again. Heavy lifting is fine, as long as it's done properly, in moderation, and the vast majority of your training remains max speed sprinting.

[@ianm8218]

Core strength is vital in sprinting

[@Heromero001]

Johnson used Doping since 1981. Before he was not good

[@stanislavmatvienko3172]

Since 1984

[@MrMa1981]

GOAT!! I don't give a fuck about Bolt's records.

[@Milky_Cum]

Well nobody cares about your opions either 😊

[@MrMa1981]

eheh maybe! Anyway Ben>>Bolt FAAAX!! (sorry is my birthday) nowdays Big Ben would kick his assbanana out. His best 10 meters split ever was 0,81 sec with 1,3m/s wind in face. Bolt's 9:58 had a 10 meters best split of 0,82 second. Plus his dragster starts - even if that shit works only with him - and here we have the greatest sprinter of all time.

[@abinvarkey2331]

@@Milky_Cum I care and I'm sure many do ..ben was the best ...if he raced in the new era he would beat Usain

[@Tichenor-rc8eg]

Time Frank...

[@tanishmalhotra5140]

No, Ben Johnson is the original ben johnson, Bolt is the original Bolt!!

[@Frankprane-lo3yf]

Ithaas an summerancestory

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

Hide the friday

[@CobraAquinas]

exactly if you see someone dominating a sport at an unreasonable rate 99% doping is involved

[@avinash301089]

he took anabolics not stimulates....anabolics cn neva help u run faster ...but stimulates ..try a preworkout and feel it urself

[@avinash301089]

same here..

[@75marklee]

bench press over 400 lbs? the guy is amazing but i highly doubt could even get 315

[@lerebele1]

Defo over 315.

[@stanislavmatvienko3172]

407*2 reps

[@franktichenor-pb3ub]

USA Cheerleader Association. AHA HAHAHA! (Lawyer).

[@carlkinglewis]

Carl Lewis Rules.

[@frank-yo7wf]

A+;extra point.On us. Bye;

[@10johnny100]

after 100s of tests on bolt. he hasn't failed one. other runners get caught eg, blake , steve mullings ,etc

[@mshieh70]

johnny taylor Lance Armstrong never failed the drug tests. Does not mean didn't take drugs.

[@SoulSociety404]

m3c43 There’s no proof Bolt has taken any drugs, Armstrong failed a test & was caught, Bolt wasn’t.

[@jugheadsrule]

@@SoulSociety404 Lel! How f-ing stupid are you? The proof is in the results. Naturals can't beat juicers. Gatlin caught twice. Jamaican athletics is as corrupt as the US and Russian athletics.

[@anilpandey6923]

Such a shame

[@DanPrinMan]

I wonder what his 40 yard would have been. It's ALL about the start. And 10 yard?

[@spiritoflifetruth8089]

DanPrinMan I asked him on fb a few years ago. I believe he said 3.7

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

Spirit of Life & Truth i mean mAybe but combine doesnt use blocks which was bens biggest strenght

[@stanislavmatvienko3172]

@@spiritoflifetruth8089 4.25-4.3

[@every1pro]

lol watch the documentary called 9.79. you will know the truth.

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

Intel;damn this stuff is an bipolar assessment

[@franktichenor-qj8eo]

;program -d minus

[@noelito7855]

Bench 400 my ass. Has trouble with 220lb lol

[@elijahebbert6884]

Believe what you want

[@jerryx2000]

All top athletes juice. Only the ones from politically weak countries get exposed.

[@nigelwalters7138]

Remember this if he had run for the country he's from Jamaica this not happend

[@jerryx2000]

@@nigelwalters7138 yes and he is the best for me

[@Against-it]

"sprinters are born not made" i call bs

[@raysprint4923]

+XxALITISxX all elite have good genes

[@lMobiuscidl]

Born and then polished.

[@Against-it]

+Pablo Cid like i said i call bs

[@lMobiuscidl]

XxALITISxX call what you want, that's not gonna change reality lol xD

[@Against-it]

+Pablo Cid Race me please

[@ajibumiserpongdamai1519]

DOPPING SCANDAL

[@karanSharma-wf6uu]

G.O.A.T

[@Frankprane-lo3yf]

Bye;

[@babym.j8527]

I think Ben was cheated.

[@Jescide]

or drugs

[@andreamaggi5304]

DOPING JHONSON

[@MrBusunglueck]

you need the roid power for that start. just the truth. the start was great in terms of technique but only possible if you could squat 500 pounds or so

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

Kokainsamurai you can squat 500 naturally

[@FrankTichenor-hz2td]

Grown folk is math anger talking about working out and stuff;

[@lordflame50]

It's funny people say he's better then bolt but we all see how he was because steroids lol. #sitdownpeople

[@XavierDCD1]

***** ur so fucking stupid, usain bolt has always been great. He ran 21 seconds in 200m at the age of 14.

[@footba11fan41ife]

***** you suck at sports its ok bro. you dont have to say everyone who is better than you is on roids man

[@Alwaystrollingbro]

+footba11fan41ife So humor if you actually believe that olympic sprinters dont use drugs. Almost all sprinters of that level are on drugs so how could usain be so fast without them that he beats humans who take drugs to enhance their performance.

[@XavierDCD1]

Maybe because he is taller than everyone else so he has longer strides than them. Lmao ur dumb af kid go home.

[@Alwaystrollingbro]

Hahahaha

[@laurentdubreuil7646]

I don't get you guys. Most of the comments are about how great Johnson was, how he should get more recognition, etc. I'll tell you one thing: He cheated and got caught. Why should we give recognition to someone who cheats the rules and his fellow competitors? The guy had no class and doesn't deserve our recognition/respect.

[@sipankibik5443]

He's cheat to make bolt

[@tajaun3467]

Yet Carl Lewis admitted he failed 3 drug tests and was allowed to compete by USADA.

[@laurentdubreuil7646]

@@tajaun3467 Not a big fan of Carl Lewis either, totally unfair for clean athletes.

[@Maxxxshop]

He's a convicted cheater. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@tajaun3467]

Carl Lewis too. Difference is that despite failing 3 drug tests, the corrupt USADA still allowed him to compete.

[@pollar007]

Ben Johnson The Great.