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Title: Casey Combest
Post by: Zetz on February 26, 2011, 01:43:02 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/packagestory
 

:uhhhfacepalm: That one's for you, Raptor.

Couple vids on that page and decent bio of his insane speed.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: BMully on February 26, 2011, 02:45:29 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/packagestory
 

:uhhhfacepalm: That one's for you, Raptor.

Couple vids on that page and decent bio of his insane speed.


I had that for the longest time...I shoulda posted it lulz, I had thought adarq would have already done it....somewhere there is a link to his sprinting

it's great info, but it's old when i read it and older now.

the dude is probably just working some manual labor job now, sprinting is over for him for sure

I have even looked up some times of his on websites that post automatic time, they all have stopped posting last i checked
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 26, 2011, 07:52:08 pm
if i can find the vid ill upload it to adarqTV account.. the one i made, compiling some of his footage.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 26, 2011, 08:10:26 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh-gP2jc3sA
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: DamienZ on February 27, 2011, 05:28:35 am
WTF! his VJ is incredible and looks so light :o :o :o
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 27, 2011, 06:22:13 am
WTF! his VJ is incredible and looks so light :o :o :o

extremely strong and extremely light :F

he's like 135 lb.. hehe

freak genetics..
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Zetz on February 27, 2011, 12:30:57 pm
He's only 5'7"

Right now (or at least in 2008) he was still only 145 after some training to hopefully make a comeback.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: BMully on February 27, 2011, 02:34:13 pm
WTF! his VJ is incredible and looks so light :o :o :o

extremely strong and extremely light :F

he's like 135 lb.. hehe

freak genetics..

He can dunk, according to the article..He is pretty short,   5'7...so all of you ppl on adarq.org who say they are too short to dunk............
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Raptor on February 27, 2011, 02:48:05 pm
That jump has to be over forty, no doubting that.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: $ick3nin.vend3tta on February 27, 2011, 03:20:39 pm
Well, I guess it shows two things. 1) Sprinters come in all shapes and sizes. He was tiny but generally power sprinters excel in 60m. He disproves that. That jump was ridiculous. 2) Without proper guidance and discipline, great talent is often wasted. It is sad that he had so much, but decided to do the less productive things in life. Too bad we never got to see that talent fully play itself out.

Having said that, you shouldn't be comparing him too Bolt or Gay. Saying Casey could hang with them boys today running sub 10's meet in meet out, is just talk & speculation.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: $ick3nin.vend3tta on February 27, 2011, 03:27:37 pm
WTF! his VJ is incredible and looks so light :o :o :o

He wouldn't look out of place in the 10,000m.

Light as a feather.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 27, 2011, 04:11:47 pm
Well, I guess it shows two things. 1) Sprinters come in all shapes and sizes. He was tiny but generally power sprinters excel in 60m. He disproves that. That jump was ridiculous. 2) Without proper guidance and discipline, great talent is often wasted. It is sad that he had so much, but decided to do the less productive things in life. Too bad we never got to see that talent fully play itself out.

ya bad guidance, sucks, kid is special.


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Having said that, you shouldn't be comparing him too Bolt or Gay. Saying Casey could hang with them boys today running sub 10's meet in meet out, is just talk & speculation.

the title is just to draw people in and piss people off.. but casey was destroying tyson gay when they were in high school, apparently.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: lamp on February 27, 2011, 04:35:46 pm
He truly was an awesome talent...
its too bad
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Zetz on February 27, 2011, 10:25:54 pm
Well, I guess it shows two things. 1) Sprinters come in all shapes and sizes. He was tiny but generally power sprinters excel in 60m. He disproves that. That jump was ridiculous. 2) Without proper guidance and discipline, great talent is often wasted. It is sad that he had so much, but decided to do the less productive things in life. Too bad we never got to see that talent fully play itself out.

ya bad guidance, sucks, kid is special.


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Having said that, you shouldn't be comparing him too Bolt or Gay. Saying Casey could hang with them boys today running sub 10's meet in meet out, is just talk & speculation.

the title is just to draw people in and piss people off.. but casey was destroying tyson gay when they were in high school, apparently.


Not necessarily destroying... but he was definitely at his level and better.

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In high school, Combest routinely beat Gay....
... Life was tough, but Combest found solace on the track. Throughout high school, he logged 75 wins (and meet records) in 77 races, including five state championships. He set three national high school records. His scorching 6.57 in the indoor 60m still stands....
 In 1998, Combest helped Team USA win a silver medal in the 4x100 relay at the World Junior Championships.

They guy definitely had something special, and I really look up to him for it. But I'm sad things played out the way the did. He didn't grow up in the greatest environment, so he never really had the chance to show how far he could get. ACT score is all that kept him from a good scholarship at University of Kentucky.

Here's my favorite part of the article.

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"I'm proud of Tyson. I'm not jealous of him," he says. "It's just hard when you once was the same caliber and now you're on the couch watching."
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 28, 2011, 02:01:44 am
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He didn't grow up in the greatest environment, so he never really had the chance to show how far he could get.

disagree.. he had a chance to fly right out of the hood into stardom, but he himself blew it (unfortunately).

can't blame environment in this case imo, some people just aren't driven, and that has nothing to do with environment.. he was "blessed" (lmao) with insane genetic ability, but he just didn't have the desire or drive to take it to the next level.. which means, he simply did not love track & field enough to make it his life. no matter how crappy your environment, if you love something with everything you have, then you won't let "stupid crap" come into your life to take it away from you: this means not hanging out with the wrong people, staying away from weed, trying to at least make avg grades, etc....

he didn't love it enough, which is understandable, it came easy for him..
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: $ick3nin.vend3tta on February 28, 2011, 08:30:37 am
Apart from genetics/talent, what other qualities do you see in Casey accomplishing that 6.59?.

Low bodyweight?.
Great elasticity/spring?.

Doesn't look to have great "strength" levels in the purest form of max strength.

Any thoughts?.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: LBSS on February 28, 2011, 10:12:46 am
Apart from genetics/talent, what other qualities do you see in Casey accomplishing that 6.59?.

Low bodyweight?.
Great elasticity/spring?.

Doesn't look to have great "strength" levels in the purest form of max strength.

Any thoughts?.

Completely insane power. A 135 pound dude has no business owning an effortless 40 inch vertical.

I bet his squat, if he ever squatted (no idea what his training was like) would have been awesome for someone his size.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Zetz on February 28, 2011, 07:30:38 pm
Apart from genetics/talent, what other qualities do you see in Casey accomplishing that 6.59?.

Low bodyweight?.
Great elasticity/spring?.

Doesn't look to have great "strength" levels in the purest form of max strength.

Any thoughts?.

Completely insane power. A 135 pound dude has no business owning an effortless 40 inch vertical.

I bet his squat, if he ever squatted (no idea what his training was like) would have been awesome for someone his size.

I don't think he did any weight training until a couple years ago when he wanted to start running again. He was still almost as fast as before in spite of all the smoking and mountain dew. Even now at 145-ish he'd still be pretty strong.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Raptor on February 28, 2011, 08:10:57 pm
Great rate coding.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 28, 2011, 08:36:14 pm
Apart from genetics/talent, what other qualities do you see in Casey accomplishing that 6.59?.

Low bodyweight?.
Great elasticity/spring?.

Doesn't look to have great "strength" levels in the purest form of max strength.

Any thoughts?.

well, he doesn't "look strong from a physique sense", but either do the people who bend ridiculous level iron/pans/nails/etc.. either does stefan holm and many of those youtube dunkers etc..

i havn't seen him shirtless or nearly nude (speedo) but i imagine he wouldn't look weak.. i imagine he would look pretty solid/dense even though he is so light.

genetics is his #1 quality, he hasn't been studied so who knows, but i'm assuming it's completely optimal leverages/tendons for sprinting, very high percentage of type IIx fibers throughout his body, really incredible CNS, relative strength off the charts, etc.

he has to be crazy strong relative to his bodyweight, to perform the way he does.. there's just no other way to describe his power.. he's not purely reactive, that's for sure.. he looks very strong to me.. that type of acceleration & 'drop step VJ tuck jump' require a very high amount of raw power. if he was ALL tendon, his acceleration would be nowhere at the level it was.

he's very strong no doubt about it.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Raptor on February 28, 2011, 08:51:36 pm
BUT HE DOESN'T SQUAT ATG!
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 28, 2011, 09:05:18 pm
BUT HE DOESN'T SQUAT ATG!

lmao

dno, he may, we can't say he does or doesnt for sure :) he's got better leverages for it than taller sprinters thats' for sure.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: BMully on February 28, 2011, 09:12:52 pm
BUT HE DOESN'T SQUAT ATG!

lmao

dno, he may, we can't say he does or doesnt for sure :) he's got better leverages for it than taller sprinters thats' for sure.

read the article  :uhhhfacepalm: He never lifted weights till his last trainer started him doing so...and it was not long after that his comebakc was over with
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on February 28, 2011, 09:34:45 pm
BUT HE DOESN'T SQUAT ATG!

lmao

dno, he may, we can't say he does or doesnt for sure :) he's got better leverages for it than taller sprinters thats' for sure.

read the article  :uhhhfacepalm: He never lifted weights till his last trainer started him doing so...and it was not long after that his comebakc was over with

right i'm saying we don't know what level depth he would use most efficiently..

his injuries are more of him rushing back into sprinting without proper preparedness, it wasn't his lifting regime.. he was just too out of shape, and that's a dangerous combo given his genetic abilities for power.. so hamstrings tweaked ez.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: ARowe on February 28, 2011, 10:01:26 pm
Apart from genetics/talent, what other qualities do you see in Casey accomplishing that 6.59?.

Low bodyweight?.
Great elasticity/spring?.

Doesn't look to have great "strength" levels in the purest form of max strength.

Any thoughts?.

well, he doesn't "look strong from a physique sense", but either do the people who bend ridiculous level iron/pans/nails/etc.. either does stefan holm and many of those youtube dunkers etc..

i havn't seen him shirtless or nearly nude (speedo) but i imagine he wouldn't look weak.. i imagine he would look pretty solid/dense even though he is so light.

genetics is his #1 quality, he hasn't been studied so who knows, but i'm assuming it's completely optimal leverages/tendons for sprinting, very high percentage of type IIx fibers throughout his body, really incredible CNS, relative strength off the charts, etc.

he has to be crazy strong relative to his bodyweight, to perform the way he does.. there's just no other way to describe his power.. he's not purely reactive, that's for sure.. he looks very strong to me.. that type of acceleration & 'drop step VJ tuck jump' require a very high amount of raw power. if he was ALL tendon, his acceleration would be nowhere at the level it was.

he's very strong no doubt about it.



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Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: BMully on February 28, 2011, 11:02:25 pm
BUT HE DOESN'T SQUAT ATG!

lmao

dno, he may, we can't say he does or doesnt for sure :) he's got better leverages for it than taller sprinters thats' for sure.

read the article  :uhhhfacepalm: He never lifted weights till his last trainer started him doing so...and it was not long after that his comebakc was over with

right i'm saying we don't know what level depth he would use most efficiently..

his injuries are more of him rushing back into sprinting without proper preparedness, it wasn't his lifting regime.. he was just too out of shape, and that's a dangerous combo given his genetic abilities for power.. so hamstrings tweaked ez.


IF he trained like a normal sprinter, instead of his freelance shit..he probably would not have hurt anything..but maybe he would not be as fast....it seems unorthodox to just sprint everyday, but he was dedicated to starting doing 20 starts a night and listening to the voice of the starter in bed....srsly he was working hard,
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: $ick3nin.v3nd3tta on September 01, 2011, 11:18:44 am
Lay It On The Line: The Casey Combest Story.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zd8Z5XBNAA
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on September 01, 2011, 02:07:29 pm
nice..

alot of that seems old though, wonder what he's doing right now.. would be nice if he's training.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Raptor on September 01, 2011, 03:14:22 pm
Weed
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: adarqui on September 01, 2011, 03:45:48 pm
Weed

non-issue, heroin/crack/meth would be though.
Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Mikey on May 06, 2012, 10:24:19 am
Lay It On The Line: The Casey Combest Story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zd8Z5XBNAA

Thanks for the link!
0:00-0:37 you could see how much passion he had for sprinting and how becoming successful or at least trying his very best to become an elite sprinter meant the world to him. Disappointing that his comeback was shortlived but at least he gave it a legit shot.


Title: Re: Casey Combest
Post by: Mikey on September 06, 2013, 09:42:25 am
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He didn't grow up in the greatest environment, so he never really had the chance to show how far he could get.

disagree.. he had a chance to fly right out of the hood into stardom, but he himself blew it (unfortunately).

can't blame environment in this case imo, some people just aren't driven, and that has nothing to do with environment.. he was "blessed" (lmao) with insane genetic ability, but he just didn't have the desire or drive to take it to the next level.. which means, he simply did not love track & field enough to make it his life. no matter how crappy your environment, if you love something with everything you have, then you won't let "stupid crap" come into your life to take it away from you: this means not hanging out with the wrong people, staying away from weed, trying to at least make avg grades, etc....

he didn't love it enough, which is understandable, it came easy for him..


His dad was a pretty good sprinter as well being a two-time state champion quarter-miler.
"Keith Combest, a 48.4 400 runner in high school in the mid-1970s, has high hopes for his son".
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/sprinter-s-comeback-dreams-on-the-line-at-isu-track/article_76a420b7-12b3-5136-8bdd-94b27b4c5a7b.html

Just goes to show how important genetics are. 1 of the guys I ran against earlier in the year went to World Junior Champs for 400m when he was younger and has a 400m PB of 47.04 done when he was 19. 
Here's his PB times http://www.all-athletics.com/node/26473
His dad was a footballer but he also ran track as well and had a 100m PB of 10.73
http://protrack.easyforumlive.com/t1988-south-aust-men-s-100m-all-time-rankings-top-50

Anyway getting back to Combest here's a couple more pictures from his high school days.
(http://media.courierpress.com/media/img/photos/2011/07/21/420110720222255003_t607.JPG)
(http://d121tcdkpp02p4.cloudfront.net/clim/26323/Tyson-Gay-s-HS-Rival.jpg)