How does HEIGHT affect Sprinting Speed

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Жыл бұрын

In this video we show an anatomy comparison of elite sprinters of varying heights and examine how height can effect an athlete's speed based on it's impact on their stride length and stride frequency
10:32: Clip removed due to copyright, missing audio should read as follows:
"When we ask why there aren’t more tall sprinters competing today if they have potential for greater stride length and force production, we need to remember how small they are with regards to the total population, and how much more likely they are to compete in a different sport since size and athleticism are such sought after traits in team sports where where the earning potential for turning pro is much higher than in track."
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@dennisrobinson8008 Жыл бұрын

Before Bolt came onto the scene the prototypical sprinter would be between 5'9" and 6'2" was "tall", the thought would be that 6'5" would be "too tall"...

@nefarious8278 Жыл бұрын

Most of previous WR holders were over 6ft though

@tlamelokgosimalebe3119 Жыл бұрын

@@nefarious8278 Carl lewis

@cookiemonsteryummyyumz Жыл бұрын

@@nefarious8278 yeah, but the original comment still stands true, most from jim hines in 1968 to Bolt in 2009, the only wr holders above 6'2" were Powell and Bolt

@gummy5862 Жыл бұрын

@@nefarious8278 Even then, 6’5 is outrageously tall for a runner. Bolt was the exception. A huge exception.

@chicnoir29 Жыл бұрын

There were a few tall guys before Bolt.

@SpotlightGraphics Жыл бұрын

As a short guy I’ll be rooting for us!

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

I was the faster at uni at 5'6" 😂

@DanielNowak-xj5oc 2 ай бұрын

Short runners are great at 1500m to the marathon distance !

@necto1879 2 ай бұрын

@@DanielNowak-xj5ocreally? i thought that would be the opposite because of stride lenght

@DanielNowak-xj5oc 2 ай бұрын

@nectro this is what I have noticed tall people are faster at sprinting. Like people under 6 feet are strong at 5km to the marathon and I have been a runner for 20 years now and done alot of the races .

@Poeticlovechildd Ай бұрын

😂

@msh104utube 8 ай бұрын

If your third leg's length is too long, this is a real hindrance. Mine is also flopping around and increasing wind drag.

@discopotato9822 4 ай бұрын

gotta get yourself some underwear bro

@bjornjohans1 Жыл бұрын

An important determining factor for stride length is the speed at which you run. The greater the speed, the further you get on each step in the phase you are in the air. So just by running faster you will be able to increase your stride length.

@Hengel_Andrews Жыл бұрын

@@jamezkpal2361 that’s what you got from what Bjorn said?

@bjornjohans1 Жыл бұрын

@@jamezkpal2361 The main key to running faster is getting more force into the ground. Then you get more speed, which in turn leads to higher frequency and longer steps. It is probably more correct to say that stride length and frequency come from increased speed, rather than that you have to increase stride length/frequency to run faster.

@ivoryas1696 Жыл бұрын

@@bjornjohans1 Honestly, it's an either or for most people, but I can see how one would say that a more bottom up (Stride power and Ground contact time & frequency) approach is more accurate than the more top-down stride frequency approach you hear so often. I'd even agree, but I can see how the more conceptually simple approach.

@alanyt2000 Жыл бұрын

So increase your speed -> increase your stride length -> increase your speed. Easy.

@bjornjohans1 Жыл бұрын

@@alanyt2000 It is quite easy to increase stride length without running faster (longer contact length and/or more time in the air). But if you run faster, you will usually also have a longer stride (due to more horizontal speed, you will get further in the flight phase)

@Flips44 6 ай бұрын

Su Bingtian proved stride frequency is going to be ur biggest strength if you are shorter

@charmsly9506 Ай бұрын

Yeah his legs look like rockets

@johnsonfromml8662 18 күн бұрын

Only when you are accelerating, when reaching your max speed it's better for your feet to have less ground contact

@motshwari Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual! I think it’ll be hard to find another 6’5 athlete with just as much turnover as Bolt, but then again we’re in the age of super spikes. Tebogo’s advantage is he has very long legs and a short torso at 6’0, hence why he’s always runs around 42/42.5 strides. His turnover needs improve then maybe he’ll stand a chance to challenge Bolt.

@benitofranklyn4237 Жыл бұрын

You sound straight up r-worded, no wonder the sport of sprinting is going nowhere.

@gmaxsfoodfitness3035 7 ай бұрын

He doesn't need to improve his turnover. He needs to get stronger to put more force into the ground which naturally increases frequency/turnover. Focus on turnover will not get someone who's sub 10 already much faster. Not sure who made the video but it was already shown that some amateur sprinters who run sub 11 have a turnover equivalent to sub 10 sprinters. The difference between the sub 11 guys and sub 10 guys is stride length not frequency. The sub 10 guys are much stronger and can put a lot more force into the ground which is why they have superior stride lengths but a similar stride frequency as some sub 11 sprinters.

@theerepenterakatheecomfort277 5 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcykl7KGqsnXcZc.html I got him beat I'm gonna do a even better record soon cuz I smoked everyone 0-70 yards and tied Usain in 100 but it was melted tarmac in Street Shoes I am coming back ready next time. I am 6'1 but I see now my long leg ratio is a factor but I'm very explosive too

@kokoleka808 5 ай бұрын

Nearly all of the people I know who stand 6'5" or taller can barely walk or jog, least to say run 100 meter sprints at a breakneck pace. Most of the speedsters in my neck of the woods stand between 5'8" and 5'11".

@dennisrobinson8008 4 ай бұрын

@@kokoleka808 that's usually true

@norwolf4765 Жыл бұрын

Bolt's stride length was his big advantage as he could turn over as fast as a shorter sprinter. Knighton is 6'3" and has a good stride length and amazing relaxed turn over and I think when he finally comes into his own he has the best chance of taking down Bolt's 200m record. He still continues to get

@benitofranklyn4237 Жыл бұрын

You sound straight up r-worded, no wonder the sport of sprinting is going nowhere.

@hollywoodpineapple8337 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, knighton has the best chance of breaking the record.

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

@@hollywoodpineapple8337 I agree. As for Lyles I think 19.31 is probably his limit, cos he isn't and probably won't be fast enough in the first 100 meters. It's seems now there is something between Lyles and Knighton as it was between Spearmon and Bolt, in early days Spearmon consistently beat Bolt in the second 100 meters, while Bolt was much faster in the first 100 meters, but when Bolt developed his style, he became much faster in the second 100 meters, so Spearmon had no chance to catch him.

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

Not really...his adv was the Leg power he had...only with stride length you gain nothing....

@Mylada 8 ай бұрын

Stride length has to be combined with incredible ability to produce force on each step. Bolts stride length was combined with his insane leg power.

@danejohnson6124 8 ай бұрын

I agree that the 200 will be broken before the 100 because basically Yohan Blake did it already. If it wasn’t for his slow start he would be the new 200 under 19 seconds world record holder. He had that power and he had that turnover and thanks to Bolt, he had all the inspiration he needed. Unfortunately, we all know his injury(ies) will never make him the record holder but his performance gives hope for the future.

@lilurban2568 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for enlightening us once again :D

@QCKeith Жыл бұрын

Impeccable research!!! I enjoyed this video,thanks.

@bui340 Жыл бұрын

Your knowledge is really impressive! However intuitively I feel like it's the speed of the foot due to longer distance from "hub", rather than extra long way for exelaration, that gives a tall runner an advantage.

@markn7882 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video and research

@jasontodd421 8 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis!💪

@summatim Жыл бұрын

0:01: Height and Sprinting Ability 0:13: Advantages of Taller Athletes 0:27: Importance of Leg Length to Body Height Ratio 0:59: Body Weight and Torso Length 1:26: Ideal Body Type for Swimming and Running 2:10: Usain Bolt's Stride Length and Frequency 3:53: The Role of Stride Length and Frequency in Speed 5:24: Justin Gatlin's Change in Race Strategy 8:20: Inconsistency in Sprinting Ability 8:38: Importance of Foot Strike and Frontside Mechanics 10:19: Tall Sprinters and World Records 11:37: Potential for Average Height Sprinters 14:00: Taller sprinters vs. shorter sprinters 14:21: 200 meters 15:07: Breaking world records

@dennisrobinson8008 Жыл бұрын

All the idealism have been blown out many times. The track models of 1985 thru 1990 said the track body should be like Carl Lewis but the all wrong Michael Johnson proved that incorrect.

@dennisrobinson8008 Жыл бұрын

Michael Johnson killed all these theories along time ago, and so did Su Bingtian. There are many others. Up until then it was thought that if you aren't built like Carl Lewis then you might as well not be sprinting.

@islanderATP 6 ай бұрын

great breakdown! thx!

@Nyjawonder 9 ай бұрын

I know this is about men and it is obvious that Bolt is an outlier case, but he did improve over the years and mastered his technique. The other outlier is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price. She is almost always the shortest athlete in her field but her frequency is incredible. I would love to see you analyse her technique. Imagine if she were 4 inches taller or 3 inches in leg length. Amazing lady

@zolaeight7574 8 ай бұрын

She holds no record. Did you really have to bring her up in the same discussion as Bolt.

@anncokafor 8 ай бұрын

@@zolaeight7574I thought it was weird that women were completely ignored in this video.

@zolaeight7574 8 ай бұрын

@@anncokafor They were ignored for the same reason high school champions were ignored. We are talking about the fastest humans.

@reck0n3r 8 ай бұрын

I think it's even more weird that women's football (is: not soccer) doesn't get television coverage. Or women's arm wrestling. Instead they have Real Housewives and soap operas. As if women are more drawn to drama!

@proverbalizer 6 ай бұрын

Sha'Carri is almost just as short Buy the fact that the 2 greatest sprinters of all time are the tallest and the shortest and the tallest tells me that height is not really the determining factor.

@unconventionalcrosy52 Жыл бұрын

Bolt is an exception full stop. It will be hard to find another sprinter like him even if they are of the same height

@martinhamilton8834 Жыл бұрын

I love this video well done

@timanderson5981 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't taller sprinters have even greater advantage in the 200m? Usain Bolt was generally more dominant in the 200m than in the 100m if you look at the distance between him and the other runners when they crossed the line. With a larger body and larger mass, there is more momentum that helps the sprinter preserve speed at the end of the race.

@faustindutoybouley534 Жыл бұрын

but with more height come more weight and that weight can affect your endurance, even in the 200 I think

@benitofranklyn4237 Жыл бұрын

You sound straight up r-worded, no wonder the sport of sprinting is going nowhere.

@jameslearing970 Жыл бұрын

Is that relative distance? Because over longer distances, the distance between each individual place will be greater on average. There's more time to increase the difference.

@Kevinschart Жыл бұрын

yes because you spend more time at top speed. quickness is more important in the 200 than the 100

@cookiemonsteryummyyumz 10 ай бұрын

@@jameslearing970 agreed, in the sense that one shouldn't use absolute distance to compare dominance over two different sprint events

@ayandaakkhumalo2602 11 ай бұрын

Very insightful

@Leonidas-eu9bb Жыл бұрын

He should have mentioned that only impulse is responsible for stride length. Limb length just helps to increase impulse. Lemaitre has the longest legs in relation to body height! That is his biggest advantage! Frequency is dependent on angular momentum at the hip and knee joint. Lighter legs are favorable. Especially lighter lower legs. This was Oscar pistorius advantage. So the optimal anatomy is long and thin (light) limbs. All running animals have this shape.

@mariacorrales6181 8 ай бұрын

Hypothetically, if Bingtian could run the 100m with his 4.88 frequency but in 41 strides like Bolt, then his time would be 8.40s.

@Theratsnatcher 2 ай бұрын

bolt has the mentality my guy great vid no the less

@stevenmanson2490 Жыл бұрын

Good vid!

@abhimanyunamita4779 8 ай бұрын

Short sprinters should focus more on stride length without reducing their stride frequency, long sprinters should focus on stride frequency without reducing stride length. It should be the main goal of every sprinter.

@0_views Жыл бұрын

I guess a better question is leg to torso ratio rather than overall height

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

Number of fibers and fast twitch to slow twitch ratio also

@thelegacyofgaming2928 8 ай бұрын

Body composition is 100% the indicator for a fast runner. Being tall alone is not going to do it.

@madams989 Ай бұрын

Still need good overall leg length though.

@sibilakshman9575 17 күн бұрын

@@mcmerry2846 can fast twitch last for the whole 100 ?

@mcmerry2846 17 күн бұрын

@@sibilakshman9575 yes, even 200m, you can count the first 5-6 second of the dash as the point they exert the max power, and can last working efficiently until 25-30 second. 400 meters have less of a max speed requirements and demand a mixture of both fast and slow type to generate long lasting energy for up to 1;40-2 minutes. After 2 Minutes the body relies more on the aerobic Oxydation to provide energy to the muscle. The anaerobic and the Phosphocreatine ways slowly recover, meaning if given the proper rhythm, you can do ocasional dashes.

@mav3ric100 Жыл бұрын

I have the same build as Usain bolt (longer legs and shorter torso) but at only 6ft 1. In H.S. friends would always say I was faster because I was taller and I thought that was a stupid statement but didn't know how to articulate it well as I knew some people way faster than me at both the 40yd and 100m that where shorter. This video is like a god send lol

@lukedowneslukedownes5900 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video with tons of education my coaches never tell me

@darryllikestosleep804 Жыл бұрын

I think what matters most is how much greater force can the athlete apply and generate when their feet hit the ground in time that is as short as possible, leg length and speed are definitely factors affecting sprinting performance, someone who either has a greater stride frequency / length while not sacrificing greater stride length / frequency than Bolt can break the world record under advantageous environment conditions like 2m/s tailwind and higher altitudes, talking about leg though, a lot of factors can be broken down like the overall leg stiffness, reflexes, achilles tendon stiffness, muscle elasticity etc. Overall its a good video with broad knowledge, keep it up man

@NoName-vq3uo Жыл бұрын

“su bing chan“

@dennisrobinson8008 Жыл бұрын

@@NoName-vq3uo good to 60 no finish

@st4r444 11 ай бұрын

In order to generate force in less time, you're thinking opposite. Shorter legs would do better. They cycle faster. The time it takes for longer leg to lift up and push off the ground is longer is their legs are longer. Also, a shorter person is lighter too so bouncing off their own weight is easier.

@kokoleka808 5 ай бұрын

@@st4r444 I could illustrate this by using the example of armwrestling where the competitor with the longer forearm is at a disadvantage because the force required to drive one's arm towards the pad is a multiplier of the length of one's forearm. Imagine having a 10 foot long forearm. Imagine how difficult would it be to generate force to move your forearm towards the pin pad. The amount of work required is going to be a lot higher to get the pin. Another example of where having longer limbs serves as a disadvantage is in weightlifting. Think of the bench press. Shorter arms means less distance to move the weight and less work required. Essentially, shorter arms are more efficient at completing the movement. This is the reason why at strongman competitions such as The World's Strongest Man, in the final event to determine the winner, the Atlas Stones event, participants are required to lift objects high up onto a pedestal, in order to level the playing field for taller competitors. Here you'll often see 5'8" men built like bodybuilders struggle to lift 300-pound stones onto the pedestals while 6'5" men who are built more like NFL defensive linemen hoist these stones with relative ease.

@st4r444 5 ай бұрын

@kokoleka808 also think of a road runner. Super small compare to human but faster than the average person

@richardgallimore5976 Жыл бұрын

I see Bolt as more of the exception than the rule. Not including Bolt, you have Blake, Gay, Powell, Gatlin, Coleman, Kerley, Bromell as the next fastest times. At 5'11", 5'11", 6'2", 6'1", 5'9", 6'3", & 5'8". A bit taller on average, however Bromell achieved 9.76 the joint 6th fastest ever & this is after an injury that took him out for 4 years. I think sub-9.7 sounds pretty plausible if he continued until now without injury. Coleman's best is 9.76, but compared to some of the other top 100m runners he has visibly weaker speed endurance. If he had Blake's level of speed endurance I also see a sub 9.7. Sub 9.6 has only been done by Bolt so it seems strange to use stats from an outlier. I think sub 9.7 is do-able if you're 5'7" or if you're 6'7".

@cookiemonsteryummyyumz Жыл бұрын

true, and because Bolt had a rare combination of insane stride length with rather high stride frequency for someone at 6'5", which you don't commonly see in other tall sprinters.

@otto9128 Жыл бұрын

Nice.

@omzy8700 Жыл бұрын

Yh but by your logic in order to brake bolt record you need to have someone that has the same exceptional body characteristics of bolt

@richardgallimore5976 Жыл бұрын

@@omzy8700 I don't think they'll need the same body characteristics, but they will need to be genetically gifted of course. Whether they are 5'10" or 6'5" I think plays less of a factor than percentage fast twitch muscle, I guess leg length as a comparison of total height, tendon elasticity (especially the achilles tendon).

@johnnkurunziza5012 Жыл бұрын

@@omzy8700Goodluck finding that Unicorn

@RyanAlexanderBloom 8 ай бұрын

The top few fastest women in history have a height range from like 5’ to 5’8” which is pretty far apart. Christian Coleman is 5’9” and Bolt is 6’5” and yeah bolt is faster over 100m but Coleman is faster over 60m. The height isn’t as important as the turnover rate, stride length, and time in contact with the ground.

@robws007 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video, very informative!

@azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg9508 10 ай бұрын

If you're not strong you won't be able to run very fast whether you're 5ft5 or 6ft5. It doesn't matter if you're not strong.

@anyomations3997 Жыл бұрын

Being 6'5" alone won't get you the win. Usain was freak. He was a freak who did an insane amount of strength and flexibility training to maximize his natural advantages. Usain was very tall which was a huge advantage, but his height was also a disadvantage, as being taller negatively affects both starts and turnover rate. The taller you are, the more force you need to exert into the ground to run. Yet, his turnover rate was just as fast as athletes who were far shorter than him. This was only possible because of insane amount of power he had, which again took years of training to achieve. But any way you look at it, Usain was naturally a freak. He was extremely fast even as a kid with zero training. Another athlete could be the same height, and do the same amount of training, but never run as fast.

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

Could you please explain me what turnover is, cos I'm not a native English-speaker and can't find a proper translation of this word

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

Is "turnover" synonymous to "stride rate"?

@anyomations3997 9 ай бұрын

@@user-do1nn2cu2h yeah

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

You could also beat the record at 5'7" being a freak.

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

@@user-do1nn2cu2hmeans the time your foot 🦶 is making contact with the ground

@eden.e8863 Ай бұрын

10:21 Another observation I made is that taller athletes tend to be pulled into other sports! *edit* oh you mentioned it I grew up an athlete myself (playing netball and handball) and I’ll never forget how our handball coach pushed us (especially me lol) to take up track and field. She said the conditioning you get there will transfer to the sport. I naturally had more power compared to other girls starting out, and good form/ technique. My conditioning has always been my weakness. I got into track and field and after testing my 100m they recognised that too and put me in shot put and discus instead. I was still training in track however, as I was a sub for the 100m sprinters. That conditioning did help me get a lil faster on track, but the transfer was almost night and day on court! I literally felt like I could keep going and going, at the same power I always did without gassing out too early! I still think about how far I could’ve gone with shotput since I would consistently rank top 3 in my region at the time. Soon enough, I left track and field to persue handball at university!

@ericsohn5084 Жыл бұрын

Dude, the chinese dude isn't 5'5, he's 5'8. You got the height right for the Usaine but right, the Asian dude doesn't deserve your attention huh

@Predeta_dem Жыл бұрын

Before I go into this video I feel like being tall would actually be an advantage as you could achieve a greater stride length

@AthleticDesign 9 ай бұрын

"longer legs have the potential to produce more Force because they begin their descent downwards to the ground from a higher starting point" This is not really correct physics. Longer legs don't produce more "force". Longer legs simply make it possible for the foot to accelerate longer and thereby reach a higher speed. The reason for this is not specific to sprinting. It is because of a fundamental principle that is often overlooked or misunderstood: Longer muscles can do more work (transfer more energy) than shorter muscles even if they are equally strong! "Equally strong" meaning having the same cross-sectional area and thus producing the same amount of force. This is the real benefit of longer legs - producing more work/energy. And this is why throwers benefit from being tall. For a sprinter, the downside is of course more body weight to move.

@kokoleka808 5 ай бұрын

I could illustrate this by using the example of armwrestling where the competitor with the longer forearm is at a disadvantage because the force required to drive one's arm towards the pad is a multiplier of the length of one's forearm. Imagine having a 10 foot long forearm. Imagine how difficult would it be to generate force to move your forearm towards the pin pad. The amount of work required is going to be a lot higher to get the pin. Another example of where having longer limbs serves as a disadvantage is in weightlifthing. Think of the bench press. Shorter arms means less distance to move the weight and less work required. Essentially, shorter arms are more efficient at completing the movement. This is the reason why at strongman competitions such as The World's Strongest Man, in the final event to determine the winner, the Atlas Stones event, participants are required to lift objects high up onto a pedestal, in order to level the playing field for taller competitors. Here you'll often see 5'8" men built like bodybuilders struggle to lift 300-pound stones onto the pedestals while 6'5" men who are built more like NFL defensive linemen hoist these stones with relative ease.

@anjayblake 9 ай бұрын

this what you are doing is definitely your sports let's see how long you can dominate,and you make analyzing so interesting,but i think the 200m will actually be equally hard to beat as the one hundred,other's mechanics might match up but only usain thus far has that will power so that's my saying on that.

@JustTheHighlights Жыл бұрын

6:19 amazing acceleration

@fernandohood5542 Жыл бұрын

A+++ Video.

@brianwhoreadsobjectiveinfo1122 Жыл бұрын

Ppl focus on the obvious simple things like height but there is much more to sprinting than that. What a lot of ppl don’t know is that coach Glen Mills worked on getting Bolt to reduce his OVERSTRIDING which was inefficient and to increase his stride length. Any post on youtube would not be sufficient to describe the myriad ways in which Mills got Bolt to run faster. His start used to prevent him from being his fastest. Mills also learned about relaxing opposing muscle groups after attending a Bud Winter (San Diego) coaching presentation. A great sprint coach can get an athlete to reduce overstriding by working on skill development, then develop power over a longer period of time to get them to increase stride rate & length.

@sebfox2194 Жыл бұрын

What about a KZfaq video by Mills in which he describes the myriad of ways that he got Bolt to run faster? Would that be sufficient?

@paulgallagher771 Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by relaxing opposing muscle groups? Can you give an example please??

@hus390 26 күн бұрын

Height didn’t mattered in until Bolt changed the equation.

@eamparbeng Жыл бұрын

Usain bolt had to work much harder than the other sprinters to run the times he did cuz in simple laws of physics it takes more strength and power to move a bigger heavier object. Bolt was literally a sprinter in a basketball player's body being the same size as Michael Jordan

@catcountry0099 Жыл бұрын

It's crazy to think how athletic they are. Imagine Jordan as a sprinter and Usain as a basketball player, although to be great at basketball you need much more skill development than sprinting.

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

Check spudd Webb dunking at 5'7" 😂

@kokoleka808 5 ай бұрын

@eamparbeng 5 ай бұрын

@@kokoleka808 that's very interesting to know I never knew that. This same reason is why I think if WNBA players trained like female Olympic sprinters, they should have enough power and force to dunk a basketball with ease. While an elite male sprinter has push force of 1000 psi, females have around 700 psi. And it takes about 420 psi of push force to dunk a basketball. And with their height and long limbs, wnba could actually do it. The highest recorded vertical leap by a wnba player is by Breanna Nolan at 34". Pretty impressive for a woman

@kokoleka808 5 ай бұрын

@@eamparbeng Good point about vertical leaping ability having a direct correlation with how fast someone can run.

@christiantagliaferro4123 Жыл бұрын

I think we always should think in termins of legs lunght. Some runners ar tall with short legs. And they have a good 60mt. See Samuele Ceccarelli.

@SDesWriter Жыл бұрын

Also, Micah Williams ran 9.83w in 47 1/2 strides (and is still improving as a sprinter). So it is possible (also shown by Bingtian).

@benitofranklyn4237 Жыл бұрын

You sound straight up r-worded, no wonder the sport of sprinting is going nowhere.

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

9.83 was wind assisted, his PB is 9.86

@SDesWriter 9 ай бұрын

@@user-do1nn2cu2h does that change how many strides he takes? Just curious if you understood the point of my comment

@roboticvenom1935 2 ай бұрын

yes, a higher headwing can increase stride frequency by a small margin. @@SDesWriter

@schicco 7 ай бұрын

When it comes to women's 100m, it would seem that shorter athletes perform just as well as taller ones, whereas in the 200m, taller athletes tend to dominate.

@JonCChan Жыл бұрын

Su Bingtian is 5'8" according to Google. Please change your thumbnail accordingly. Other than that, good insights in the video!

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

On high heels***

@jvr6272 8 ай бұрын

Can’t trust google , search Marcus Rashford and google says he’s 180, Ronaldo is 187, but search up when they’re together , they are the same height Same thing as, Gary Neville says he’s 180cm, and Kyle Walker is 178cm, but when they stood close to each other , Gary Neville looked 5’6. The video is “how to play wing back, Kyle walker interview” at 2:45 exactly Im a football fan so I gave football players reference, but yeah after seeing all these, I started to call google sources is BS

@mangonow6350 7 ай бұрын

It's just one inch, I don't think it matters too much

@jameskoch3665 2 ай бұрын

Google is never accurate about height

@ImuBozu Ай бұрын

@@jameskoch3665he’s 5’7.7 so google is right this time

@juicemane7655 8 ай бұрын

That China guy got silver in the 100m last Olympics 😂

@dweez4703 Жыл бұрын

Good video

@royalgreenlantern Жыл бұрын

Speed is about how fast you can cover longer distances. So naturally someone with longer strides have an advantage as they naturally are covering more ground. So if they tie that with turnover speed they can def keep ahead. But if they dont have the turnover speed the longer strides will not truly make them a winner.

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

An ant being faster than a turtle

@Egp002 8 ай бұрын

Bolt is the exception, not the rule

@surindersingh7744 Жыл бұрын

keep bringing these vedeos . your vedeos are so 👍

@thomas6963ify 2 ай бұрын

1:20 correction. Extra torso length will increase the wind resistance so it does make a diffrence.

@Its_Brutal 11 ай бұрын

Height doesn’t matter, just be confident bro

@poomipatlurkudom3883 9 ай бұрын

Over

@TheDYNAMITE001 9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@KeyserSoze23 Жыл бұрын

Bolt really is a freak because the vast majority of men over 6'4" don't have great limb coordination.

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

Even tho Bolt sucks at football and basketball 😂

@mentalstatement Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know tall people can run fast.. most tall people I’ve seen are very awkward runners and very unstable

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

It's about the genes and the training... But there are many sub 10 runners that are short

@adityaanand3495 Жыл бұрын

Height has it's own advantages and its a accepted truth

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

Also disadvantages

@roboticvenom1935 2 ай бұрын

but more advantages lol..@@mcmerry2846

@jeramarm7887 3 ай бұрын

Usain has tendons like steel cables. To soak up all that force and rebound it all back into forward speed takes monster tendons. So his height, longer stride, and monster tendons is what gives him his physiological edge.

@94709 Ай бұрын

Bolt and Phelps respectively both have the best bodies for their sport.. Don’t think we’ll see anyone with a body better than theirs for their sport. Phelps body is easy 5 SD above the mean, webbed toes + tall height + long wingspan + insane torso + insanely short legs. Yeah no

@chumamakasi6682 2 ай бұрын

You've gotta love Usain Bolt for how graceful he sways while running, truly one of a kind.

@gladiatorscoops4907 5 ай бұрын

I always had a theory watching the fastest football "soccer" players that there is a sweet spot of the fastest players between 5ft 11 and 6ft 3 - the fastest guys (top speed, not based on acceleration) guys like Thierry Henry, Djibril Cisse, R9, Kaka to name a few fell into that ratio. And there was a big fall off once a player got over 6ft 3. But Bolt completely shattered that theory of mine. But Height, leg length can have a huge impact on sprint speed

@captainspirou 8 ай бұрын

We definitely learned from Bolt that height can give a lot of advantages in sprinting. However I think it needs far more attention to mechanics to do it well. In a sense shorter athletes have it easier but tall runners with expert knowledge are unbeatable

@MAGAeminem 9 ай бұрын

Tall elite sprinters are better off making millions as NFL receivers 🤑

@MbisonBalrog 11 ай бұрын

Can you do vid for Conor Mcdavid and why he so fast and other hockey players?

@alfredwhite7773 7 ай бұрын

A cheetah is small and still fastest animal. It's the fast fibers in the muscle that matters.

@Dumebi7278 Ай бұрын

Proportionately, cheetahs have the longest and most flexible spines of all big cats. They take really long strides.

@hungvuong6885 Жыл бұрын

isn’t stride length the distance between contact points of the same foot? If the video is referencing the length between one foot to the other foot while sprinting, I think it is called step length

@user-ff1ez5sy5h Жыл бұрын

The advantages of a smaller athlete on a bigger body is a killer combination in most sports.

@rafaelribeiro4885 Жыл бұрын

I guess future will tell, but having a single instance of a very tall athlete dominating for a period of time does not mean we need to throw the book. At the thing about nfl athletes being capable of running elite runners have been a basically a somewhat myth. The Olympics is not the highest level of sprinting, it’s the world championship. Not a single nfl athlete could get a top 10 there. And saying an athlete running 10.28 of course means he can run under 10. Well… guess I’m an Olympic sprinter cuz I’m only 7 seconds from the world record.

@jeremybstudentpilot5315 8 сағат бұрын

I was a 5’7 sprinter. I have a very powerful lower body along with small feet. I wear a 7.5us. That means my feet are lighter and can hit the ground faster.

@cloudedrain7817 Жыл бұрын

Michael Johnson called being too tall a disadvantage due to the angles elite sprinters need to achieve pointing bolt out as an exception to the law. I therefore don't think giant is a good model to follow

@hus390 26 күн бұрын

Height didn’t mattered in until Bolt changed the equation.

@owenweaver7358 Жыл бұрын

Pierce Lepage the Canadian decathlete has run 10.30 at 6’8

@gregryan1149 11 ай бұрын

Let’s not forget that having a quality pharmacist makes all the difference

@MichaelImo Жыл бұрын

I think one thing people don't consider is the ratio between the bones in the legs... Usain Bolt has a massive fibia length which I believe helps overcome frequency issues as longer tibia will propbaby decreast frequency

@Ghog-mj5zk 11 ай бұрын

Now that you mention it, his femur and tibia is about the same length, the proportions of his leg is truly adventegios in long sprint

@noodles1587 Жыл бұрын

So its kinda like gears on a bike the higher gear the harder to pedal but the more distance gained the same with leg length and stride count

@user-cy2xn7ow2n 2 ай бұрын

What explains Shacari Richardson? She is like 5'1".

@r.majeni1702 13 күн бұрын

When she reached peak acceleration she has perfect form when it comes to her hip flexion and centering her body weight I believe I'll double check tho 😅

@r.majeni1702 13 күн бұрын

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@xondeez757 9 ай бұрын

Bolt also has the best size ratio as well not just height advantage

@malligrub Жыл бұрын

The stride length advantage especially coupled to high frequency turnover ability was the unusual thing about Bolt, the final piece of the puzzle is Bolt's abnormal power generation. He just produced extreme forces with incredible power numbers. It does seem like the average height capabilities have been essentially maxed around 9.7s (basic conditions) with Blake/Gay. I would expect somebody with Bolt-like characteristics to run Bolt-like times.

@kriaz9916 Жыл бұрын

Didn’t he place 5 times his body weight into the ground?

@Andrembramwell Жыл бұрын

@@kriaz9916 it was like 1000 pounds of force per leg 😂😂I've seen 10 flat guys put down about 500 to 600 when tested

@newgenerationfilms3113 9 ай бұрын

You maybe right but only me knows the final piece of the puzzle 🧩 . And it’s not his abdomen, not one will ever think of this. And it makes feel like a genius...it has something to do with the law of motion

@zlonewolf 9 ай бұрын

@@Andrembramwell Usain Bolt was also extremely light for his height at 6"4'3 and weighing 209 lbs. Most people at that height are close to 300 lbs.

@dabadc 11 ай бұрын

Rae Edwards mentioned the third piece to the speed puzzle: Ground reaction force plays a big role in acceleration and max speed. When different athletes have a similar stride length and frequency, the amount of force one drives into the track, and the direction in which that force is driven makes the difference in who crosses the line first...Newton's 3rd Law of motion; the greater the force, the greater the propulsion

@newgenerationfilms3113 9 ай бұрын

Only me knows the final piece of the spreed puzzle and yes it has something to do with the law of motion.

@KoolKaiser Жыл бұрын

Oblique Seville will be the fastest short sprinter in history. I was actually thinking you would mention him.

@timnguyen4101 Жыл бұрын

He was 6’0 that ain’t short

@KoolKaiser Жыл бұрын

@@timnguyen4101 was? He ain't dead...and he is nowhere near 6ft...he is like 5'7

@Nubako463 Жыл бұрын

@@KoolKaiser He is listed at 6’0

@Wideout4 Жыл бұрын

Nah

@afrobuddy4801 Жыл бұрын

No he is not! Yohan blake and coleman are about his height and much faster

@jdspartan16 Жыл бұрын

I think with how fast lyles is in the 200 and how much his start has improved within the next few years, he's going to consistently drop his 100m time and maybe even drop into 9.6

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

His PB is 9.86 and 9.6 is way too far

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

Knighton has better chances to close to Bolt's records

@thelegacyofgaming2928 8 ай бұрын

I don't see Lyles doing that. Usually you can see potential time drops from previous races. Bolt was already in 9.6-9.7 range when he started. Lyles was not.

@wiiiz3 8 ай бұрын

Lyles doing 9.6? what are you smoking?

@xelp435 7 ай бұрын

⁠@@thelegacyofgaming2928wrong bolt started at 10.01

@brianlamptey4823 Жыл бұрын

Longer legs are heavier. If someone with longer legs is stepping at your rate it means you could've stepped faster. The higher the stride rate the less momentum you lose from each strike.

@razor_ramon_ Жыл бұрын

Bolt's no RT 19.06 200m is still faster than Yohan's 18. 99 because 1) headwind and 2)unoptimized running. Bolt had used too much energy in the first 100m.

@faustindutoybouley534 Жыл бұрын

but then we're talking about a race that didn't happen if we put theses conditions

@razor_ramon_ Жыл бұрын

@@faustindutoybouley534 okay, makes sense. Just making out the points.

@gibbethoskins8621 Жыл бұрын

Usain also had an overly curved spine compared to most due to condition he had, visually it appeared to ad extra spring to his stride

@unconventionalcrosy52 Жыл бұрын

How can having a curved spine be beneficial to a sprinter??? Rubbish

@gibbethoskins8621 Жыл бұрын

@@unconventionalcrosy52 Go watch a video of him from side view in slow motion, that thing literally acts like a spring whilst bringing his upper body weight forward in the perfect position allowing him to generate more drive without the usual forward leaning weight draw backs ... besides that, he's literally the fastest human that ever lived, so there's that... go figure genius 🤦🏽‍♂️

@o-wolf 8 ай бұрын

@@gibbethoskins8621he didn't have a curved spine in William knibb &he doesn't have one now.. that's just called Jamaican posture

@gibbethoskins8621 8 ай бұрын

@@o-wolf He has Scoliosis with a curve of more that 40°, he also has leg length discrepancy ..look it up yourself.

@MrKarlozz Жыл бұрын

Su is 5'8" isn't he?

@RandomTeen07 Жыл бұрын

5'7

@timanderson5981 Жыл бұрын

@@RandomTeen07 Wikipedia says 172 cm (5' 8")

@RandomTeen07 Жыл бұрын

@@timanderson5981 oh alr.

@KoolKaiser Жыл бұрын

@@timanderson5981 tht thing is hardly ever accurate with height

@sebfox2194 Жыл бұрын

@@KoolKaiser Yeah, but he's listed as 5'8" everywhere. So, if someone else is saying that he's 3 inches shorter, then where did they get that figure from? Which figure is more likely to be correct? Maybe the 5'5" is inaccurate?

@Leonidas-eu9bb 3 ай бұрын

Letsile Tebogo has the (2nd) most efficient sprint technique out there. Very similar to Michael Johnson the sprint goat. If there comes an athlete at 6ft4 or taller using this running technique he could bet the 200WR.

@crabb9966 Жыл бұрын

Tebogo is going to do it!!!

@crabb9966 Жыл бұрын

He could ho 9,8 rn

@dahtrue_luck Жыл бұрын

Can you do hurdles

@lntiritu Жыл бұрын

Tebogo with some little workout will do wonders

@SDesWriter Жыл бұрын

Knighton is 6'3 and although he hasn't peaked in the 100m yet, he has shown that barring injury, one day he'll top Bolt in the 200m.

@sub2me543 Жыл бұрын

Nothing in life is guaranteed y’all said he would beat Lyles 100 times it never happened let time take its course. And we’ll see

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

He already has more potential than Lyles, he must increase his speed indurance in the second part of 200 m

@paulshealthfitness7922 Жыл бұрын

I am not sure if you took into account that the older sprinters that ran fairly fast at shorter heights didn't benefit from, better training/diet/tracks/shoes

@robdixson196 16 күн бұрын

There are advantages to shorter legs. Less moment of inertia and mass to continually accelerate and decelerate. The physics aren't as simple or cut and dried as they seem.

@manuelglen 12 күн бұрын

in some track and field shorter guy won, maybe bolt is just good, a little advantage on ĺong strïde, about height and long stride, what if, after several years a shorter guy won because of faster strides.

@jasonmcelroy1938 9 ай бұрын

Ain't no way Lyles is besting 19.19. Period.

@jasonmcelroy1938 9 ай бұрын

To add onto my original comment. Bolt ran an absolute perfect race for his WR. I simply cannot see Lyles topping that run.

@AthleticDesign 9 ай бұрын

Of course he won't. Though new shoes might take him closer than he would have been capable of on equal footing.

@iespinosa31 Жыл бұрын

Shorter sprinter's can beat the 100m record. Speed endurance is probably what's lacking. One must able to maintain their speed for an extended period of time. The body usually tries to save it's self from dying by declaration.

@poomipatlurkudom3883 9 ай бұрын

No wonder why most 60m sprinters are under 5'10

@user-do1nn2cu2h 9 ай бұрын

Coleman is insanely fast in the first 60 meters, however he is constantly being caught at the end.

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

@@poomipatlurkudom3883there are a couple of runners around 5'8" - 5'9" below the 9.7s mark in 100m though

@mcmerry2846 9 ай бұрын

A 5'7" could dominate and break the record but as Bolt, he must be a freak of the nature with freak fibers, freak tendons, freak nervous system response and also clean technique.

@ivoryas1696 Жыл бұрын

10:35 -Nah, we don't talk about the f-word. The sport that take -_-so many-_- young talents from an early age, forcing track to play second fiddle...- But real talk, fascinating stuff there partner.

@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 9 ай бұрын

Johan Blake is under 6 foot and faster than all but Bolt - and he's only a tenth off him. It's the athlete - not the height.

@TheDYNAMITE001 9 ай бұрын

It's the leg length not the height.. also it's not JUST the leg length

@parkergrimes3374 Жыл бұрын

Bolt was the expectation, like Tommie Smith during the 1960s he developed his physical talents with training and coaching.

@omzy8700 Жыл бұрын

Yh but you need another exception talent like bolt to brake the bolt record .

@thelegacyofgaming2928 8 ай бұрын

Bolt was also born with advantageous body composition. Most tall guys do not have the proper ratios like Bolt does.

@user-ep2ii7nl9l 2 ай бұрын

Current height : 173 cm age : 15 and 5 months Parents height : (dad) 174 cm (mum) 162 cm Arm span is 185 ( 6”1 ) Leg length from floor to hip 105 cm ( 41 inches ) Dads brother : 6”1 Mums brother : 6”0 Do you think I can get to 5”11?