Man, watching this video I'm just like "these guys are really good at running." Like in the way that Federer is good at tennis. Not just winning games/winning races, but just making the act itself look amazing.
yup, very well said. agree 100%.
at that level, their legs look like propeller blades. to get them kind of ROM/cadence, they have to be moving incredibly fast. it's just beautiful to watch, and eventually try to emulate. hah.
but ya, looks incredible to me.. very mesmerizing to me, I can just get lost in the form. beautiful.
180307 Jump with Dead bird on the side, and fast is a relative term
My b ball rolled over some a dead bird on the side... I did no dare to shoot with the ball any more.. so I just jump.. rest 1 min and Jump.... for that 30 min. took a video... just to see... Nothing spectacular
afterward, i look at it on my phone and i was surprise to see i was quite smooth and fast.
if watching yourself on video is going to mess with your head, maybe stop taking video for a while? and just attack & get up?
not sure how you can go from looking smooth/fast on one day, to slow the next, in the same clips.
when your mental game stagnates, there's a good chance performance will as well. if it digresses, performance will probably digress as well. if it improves, performance will probably improve.
it's ok to have down periods but, need to identify them. also need to stop caring about whether you look smooth and fast, or not .. i seriously don't get it. I mean, are you auditioning for a role in a movie where someone has to simply "look" like they jump good, or do you want to jump good? who cares what you think you look like in your runup/jump etc, just train consistently, eat good, get quality sleep, and attack. You are often incorrect about how you look in these clips ... so i just don't get why you aren't working on the mental side of things, and trying your hardest not to overanalyze/incorrectly analyze everything.
get rid of the camera for a while and just go hard.
and then this young dude I met at the track .. as we were running past him i gave him a nod/good morning and he had a great response, seemed like a really nice kid. So, asked him about his spikes later. Then when I came back to take some track photos, he said something and we got to talking .. turns out:
he's a h.s. senior (17) with a ~51.x 400m .. he's aiming for a 48.x in the 400m this year.
he can fly.
friended him on IG, apparently his h.s. track team has back to back state titles etc.
going to be fun watching him progress into an NCAA sprinter etc.
It's cool to be impressed with people within seconds of meeting them, though it rarely ever happens to me. It seems to be this quality of being "genuine" and just polite/friendly/enthusiastic etc.