PhD in sprint biomechanics, interested in applications across sport. Senior lecturer @CardiffMetSES @CSSHSBiomech. Research Lead: Elite Sport @CardiffMetCSSHS
Sep 18, 2019 • 24 tweets • 12 min read
[1/thread] Now that our new article comparing sprint starts in world-class male sprinters and hurdlers from @IAAForg@WICBham2018 is finally ready to share via @FrontSportsAL, I wanted to share some of the thinking behind how it came together… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
[2] Whilst the body of research on sprint start and initial acceleration mechanics is considerable & growing (link.springer.com/article/10.100…) there is very little in the biomechanics literature examining this phase of the race specifically in high hurdlers