Re: Why are blacks better sprinters?
From: JudeH (cmlinderquist_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/03/04
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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 04:22:36 +0000 (UTC)
Tim Tyler <tim@tt1lock.org> wrote in message news:<cl7d89$n7n$1@darwin.ediacara.org>...
> William Morse <wdmorse@twcny.rr.com> wrote or quoted:
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I think speed in sprinting is tied to leg muscle type.
In my highschool I noticed that the two fastest runners
one white and one black, moved their legs very quickly.
Ability to quickly contract your muscle, muscle speed is key.
I was a fast sprinter myself and one day went up against
a super fast runner. I noted during the race that he was
stepping about twice as fast as me. I just couldn't move
my legs as fast. It was like I was moving in slow motion.
I see boxing was mentioned.
Now it also happens that I boxed and I will tell you what
is important in boxing. Muscle speed. It is incredibly difficult
to land a punch because your opponent can see it coming and needs
only move their head a few inches to slip or avoid it, and landing a
hook, which typically travels over a path 2/3 path greater than a
straight punch requires tremendous speed. When you see a boxer like De
la hoya landing hook after hook, that is a stunning display of
handspeed. It has nothing to
do with body size, levers, bone density , body fat, strength, etc.
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