Biomechanics of Running: The Science of Movement - Steven McCaw

[@jtkirk75rm]

Read the book of dr. Nicholas Romanov The running revolution

[@marissacamposano4721]

what assessment tool used in running biomechanics?

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

Typical dunning Kruger effect here. All those comments about pulling the legs up at the back as advice 🤦‍♂️ No! no no!!!! It’s a function of speed, you don’t want to consciously control this, it will occur by itself as a function of speed. Second massive blunder from this guy and whoever gave him the graphic that the legs is merely a passive spring to “bounce” on - complete rubbish. You need to actively push down the bent knee before ground contact so it smacks the ground at forefoot level to trigger the myotatic reflex a few milliseconds later for use at the push phase which creates efficient recycling of kinetic energy and energy from the brain as its a reflex controlled at the spinal cord. Third blunder, bone is not laid out “mathematically” it’s optimised by osteoblasts and osteoclast following the piezoelectric effect when the bone is loaded. Nothing to do with math. 🤦‍♂️ … there is more, I don’t have the time, I suggest the author starts running and test what he’s talking about for himself, maybe read a few intro to physiology books, anatomy trains by Tom Myers and lookup the work of Serge Gracovetsky on spinal engine on KZbin.

[@Ughhgffhhhffff]

his definition of fitness is wrong if I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure "fitness" is the physical ability to survive in your environment and procreate

[@yohanra7017]

+Jan Smit I think he is considering fitness in terms of running....

[@simonthebison]

Darwinian Fitness, yes. However this is "sport specific fitness". Being specifically fit to produce the intended characteristics of performance within one's given field/sport.