What does Dorsiflexion do while sprinting?

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Robby Burns 4 months ago

Think of a dorsiflexed foot as a loaded gun ready to fire immediately upon ground contact. Think of a plantar flexed foot as a gun that needs loading during the ground contact in order for it to be able to fire. Less time on the ground > quicker ground contacts > ground contact remains underneath the hips > more efficient stride > faster

pinoyathletics 4 months ago

Yes all about snapping the foot down quick.

Robby Burns 4 months ago

Snapping down quick off the ground contact, yes. Don't need to force the leg down to the ground, gravity takes care of that. Force comes from pushing off the track not driving into the track.

pinoyathletics 4 months ago

isnt pushing off the track a reaction of driving into the track?

Robby Burns 4 months ago

more of a conscious thing in my opinion...a sprinter driving into the track will tend to drop their hips rather than keeping them high and driving forward.

What does Dorsiflexion do while sprinting?

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