I have been reading and notice alot of athletes, specifically those who follow Power & Speed sprint programs (Oregon, USC, etc.) who measure their starts through Anthropometry-driven block settings, basically means they measure different parts of their limbs to determine optimal block settings.
Iβve been curious about this, but canβt seem to find resources and what to measure/how to calculate that moving forward. Does anyone have any resources/or a document on how to do so?
This study below recommends, βmeasuring the individualβs leg length from the greater trochanter to the lateral malleolus (60% of this length was used as the front block/starting line distance and 45% for the inter-block spacing)β
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436800/#!po=0.537634
However, Iβm curious about any best practices that coaches uses or other measurements.
Thanks again! Look forward to this discussion.
What improvised height measuring scale can be used in a rural setting for anthropometric assessment of adults?
Highschool design projects requires designing an ergonomic one-handed game controller, and I don't know the best place to source anthropometric data of the hand, specifically of the 12-20 age range.
As the title suggests; I want to start a discussion around how high core stability requirements are when torso to femur ratio changes.
I.e. Does the core stability requirement increase the longer your femurs are vis-a-vis your torso? Are their more belt wearers across lifters with larger femurs or smaller torsos or both? Do short torsoed individuals get more lower back injuries due to the above?
(The above are just example questions)
Any input is valuable!
Some sources say the efficient cadence is 90 (or 180 however you look at it). How can this hold true across runner of all different leg lengths and proportions? If everyone ran at 90, then the taller runner will always run faster if they have a longer stride. Assume for this post that everyone is running with good form and the foot is landing beneath the runner and not out in front.
Part 2: How can you improve speed while running at the most "efficient" cadence? The only way i can see this happening while maintaining a cadence of 90 is to increase stride length, and if the lead foot needs to land beneath us, the only way to increase stride is to push off of the ground harder. (which would probably cause some unwanted rotation in the hips if the trailing foot is so far behind)
Maybe I'm missing something, just trying to figure this out, responses appreciated.
Hi, I plan to design and build a full-body costume for a Halloween party this year and I would like to have it fit my body perfectly. I would also like to include minor facial features such as nose length and forehead width.
The idea is to have my regular tailor to take accurate measurements as per usual, which I will provide to you to procure the model.
To save time I suppose we could proceed by downloading a free-to-use model of the human body from the internet and scale the various parts to the desired size.
I can compose a payment transaction through Paypal, I am honestly not too sure how much this could cost so please comment or message me to discuss further if you are interested.
Thanks,
