Thread by @BodyOptic

Let's talk about QUALITY ATHLETIC MOVEMENT

Here's a damn near perfect jump from Jordan Wesner (super elite high jumper, also a former teammate of our cofounder @KdotUntamed)

What about this jump do you notice that makes this so fluid and athletic?

we wanna hear...

Next- let's look at this athlete sprinting in the NFL combine (name unknown just saw this clip lol)

What sticks out about his running form?

What similarities do you notice between the jump and the sprint?

If you are wondering what they are - here is a good primer of these qualities that make fluid athletic movement look like fluid athletic movement (and prevent injury)

https://twitter.com/logfitz6/status/1464075632099442689?s=21

But most people go to train for sprinting and jumping in the weight room (first mistake, if ATHLETICISM is the goal, SPRINT and JUMP!)

strength training does help. But most people squat and deadlift to train these. However...

squatting and deadlifting are LINEAR, or even rotational going BACKWARDS (internal in loading, external in releasing)

Whereas the sprinter and jumper shown - when they load a leg it's external rotation, that transitions to internal rotation as they release force (proper way)

so how do we actually train this in the weight room?

because we want to build strength and mass capacity

But just in the proper way

we will squat on a Smith machine and focus on the external rotation of the hip at the bottom, internal rotation of the hip at the top, inside ankle bone high and heels off the ground throughout, long spine, outside edge pressure

instead of deadlift, we will do single leg RDLs and try to keep the ankle bone high, and push the HIP and KNEE back as far as we can.

While trying to keep HEAD, HIP, AND FOOT within a singular vertical column.

just wanted to share some actionable stuff you can play with!

Let us know what questions you have!