1896 At the first Athens Olympic Games, Thomas Burke, an American track and field athlete, won the 100 meter race with a time of 12 second. This is another victory for him after the 400-meter race. At that time, the starting postures of sprint competitions were varied, including standing upright, bending over and spreading out hands.
Burke was ridiculed for his weird posture when he started the squat, but in the 100-meter heat, he set the first modern Olympic record in the event with a time of 1 1.8 seconds, and later won the championship in the final. Burke's success has made the track and field circles generally adopt the "squat" starting technology in sprint competitions.
10 years later, American athlete Thomas Burke once again abandoned the "secular concept" and adopted this running posture, and carried forward the "squatting posture" forever.
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Squatting technique;
Starting in a prone position includes three steps: "take your positions", "prepare" and "fire" (or "run" password). After hearing the "get in place" command, walk or run to the starting line, bend over, hold your hands on the ground, put your strong legs in front, and push your feet on the pedals of the starting line in turn. Take the ordinary style as an example. The front foot is one foot to one and a half feet from the starting line.
The hind foot is one foot to one and a half feet away from the front foot, and the central axis of the two feet is about 15 cm (about one and a half punches), and the hind foot kneels on the ground; The front foot board forms an angle of about 45 degrees with the ground, and the rear foot board forms an angle of about 65 degrees. Put your hands on the back edge of the starting line, put your palms on the ground, with your thumbs facing each other, and the other four fingers are close together or slightly separated from your thumbs to form a figure of eight, and the tiger's mouth is elastically supported forward.
The distance between the hands is slightly wider than the shoulders, the arms are straight and the shoulders are slightly beyond the starting line; Keep the head and trunk in a straight line, relax the neck naturally, look forward half a meter with your eyes, and the weight of your body falls evenly between your hands, front feet and rear knees. Pay attention to the "Prepare" command.
After hearing the "Ready" command, athletes can take a deep breath, then lift their hips and move forward at the same time, forming a body posture in which their hips are higher than their shoulders and their shoulders are above the starting line. At this time, the weight is mainly supported by the two arms and the front foot. The included angle between the front leg and the lower leg is about 90 degrees, and the rear leg
The included angle between the big leg and the small leg is about 120 degrees. Keep your feet close to the starter's feet, concentrate, listen to the gunshots and get ready to go.
After hearing the shot or "run" command, quickly push your hands off the ground, bend your elbows and swing back and forth, and at the same time quickly push your legs up. After kicking the starter on the hind leg, you should take the knee as the guide to move forward, and the front leg should quickly and forcefully push out the hip, knee and ankle joint to send the body forward and upward. At this time, the front leg is pushed back at an angle of about 42 degrees to 45 degrees, and the upper body leans forward to the ground at about 15 degrees to 20 degrees. Then sprint quickly.
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