tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post2824873392285855922..comments2023-10-08T09:56:05.560-06:00Comments on The Straight Dope: Speed MonthSteve Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-74807698415259909562011-07-08T07:38:22.766-06:002011-07-08T07:38:22.766-06:00Here's an article about a homemade force plate...Here's an article about a homemade force plate that costs about $100 and is really accurate.<br /><br />http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~cross/PUBLICATIONS/6.%20StandingForcePlate.PDF<br /><br />The Wii balance board should be easier to modify, though it may not have a sufficient range. I'll have a student work on this in the coming academic semester. I can think of lots of uses in the classroom, and some uses in the home gym.<br /><br />A simple home force plate that looks at only vertical motion could be produced commercially for probably less than $50 retail. That includes software for the home PC, and/or Android/iPhone bluetooth-based interfaces. Whether or not there would be a market is another question.Chris Moorehttp://www.ilovephysics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-51168430910975186322011-07-03T12:58:29.517-06:002011-07-03T12:58:29.517-06:00Wow. Be sure and let me know how that home force p...Wow. Be sure and let me know how that home force plate works out. I personally modify our workouts my personal agendas all the time, so I'm sure you can, too. But at your level it seems like what x2 gives you will be a template to work off of. I'm sure you'll find it cool but I'm sure you'll end up making some adjustments, too. No one workout is perfect for every athlete but we're getting closer and our template stronger.<br /><br />I think Asafa Powell used a PAP warm-up on a world or American record race, so it can work for sure. But since most competitors try and keep those things on the down low you won't find much published about it until it becommes the norm. Athletes don't like to see things that might give them an edge leaked out. Regardless, you would need to practice it. If you dug through enough science you saw that response windows for recruitment increases vary per individual.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-7535887761275704852011-07-03T10:46:34.524-06:002011-07-03T10:46:34.524-06:00I'm getting pretty excited about P90X2. I'...I'm getting pretty excited about P90X2. I'm planning on training to get back into masters swimming soon, and my starts and turns have historically been my downfall (I'm a sprinter). PAP seems like a good answer for that.<br /><br />I am an academic scientist, but in a completely different field (physics). What I can tell from the studies I am reading about PAP, is that the effect (specifically timing) is highly variable from athlete to athlete even for the PAP trained. If we wish to utilize PAP for competition in, say, our warmup for a 50 m sprint, we'd have to time it well. This would require individualized data that may not be available to the typical Beachbody Warrior.<br /><br />Personally, I've got an idea for modifying a Wii balance board to act as a bluetooth force plate. But I'm a geek with a lot of cool toys at my disposal and an extensive background in data acquisition. How does P90X2 allow for the type of individualized data gathering necessary to put PAP training into use for competition?Chris Moorehttp://www.ilovephysics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-28793151897908502482011-07-02T07:37:12.665-06:002011-07-02T07:37:12.665-06:00I'm curious if you are going to race a set dis...I'm curious if you are going to race a set distance now and get your time and then measure that same distance at some point in the future and visualize your improvement. Time before - Time after = improvementTommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207967204901436962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-89022155508346993902011-07-01T23:17:09.251-06:002011-07-01T23:17:09.251-06:00I love planking too. Check out these. http://www.g...I love planking too. Check out these. http://www.geekosystem.com/tag/best-planking-pictures/ I have to get some of my best ones up soon.Plank Maniacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-41753490824347951242011-07-01T10:12:29.570-06:002011-07-01T10:12:29.570-06:00You never cease to amaze me!
Being a CPFT that lov...You never cease to amaze me!<br />Being a CPFT that loves planks this will be great......Trainer T.s Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788097098229327094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-46369392708002413552011-07-01T09:14:43.198-06:002011-07-01T09:14:43.198-06:00blah blah squat blah blah rebound blah blah plank ...blah blah squat blah blah rebound blah blah plank blah blah stability.<br /><br /><br />Soft opening. Grand opening. When they opened The Flamingo . . . one day it was closed, the next day it was open. End of story. I know, I was there.<br /><br />-SalSalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-18412973910027003592011-07-01T08:23:20.923-06:002011-07-01T08:23:20.923-06:00I was into those guys a long time ago. Used to par...I was into those guys a long time ago. Used to party with'em all the time. They asked me to be their manager. Called bullshit on that.<br /><br />My complexes and, more importantly, the ones they concoct at P3 are not sports specific, they are individually specifically. Meaning they target individual weakness to build a sound platform. Sports specific movement is then gained through drills. <br /><br />The PAP component of my lower body complexes are: Bulgarian squats (lunge with back leg elevated on a slightly unstable platform--I use a huge bouldering mat) followed by split squat jumps, and single leg squat and reach followed by side hops (100% for height, distance, and rebound). I follow this with a glute med movement, wall slide, and a side plank with leg raise, two down, 30 sec each side. This combo targets everything you use during forward or side explosive movements as well as pelvic stability, which is vital for, well, pretty much any lower body activity.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-67191823497317768922011-07-01T06:48:26.066-06:002011-07-01T06:48:26.066-06:00Great Post Steve. Any advice on a P.A.P. complex ...Great Post Steve. Any advice on a P.A.P. complex to improve run speed for a short distance race?SwimDudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-88192479481504244172011-06-30T23:54:36.606-06:002011-06-30T23:54:36.606-06:00Ever been to Utah? Ra-di-a-tion.Ever been to Utah? Ra-di-a-tion.Frank Parnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-74641358165642843872011-06-30T23:53:41.937-06:002011-06-30T23:53:41.937-06:00I'll give you another instance: you know how e...I'll give you another instance: you know how everybody's into weirdness right now?Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-5056355521172688792011-06-30T14:36:42.785-06:002011-06-30T14:36:42.785-06:00Did you do a lot of acid, Miller, back in the hipp...Did you do a lot of acid, Miller, back in the hippie days?Ottonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-89546206561731379882011-06-30T14:28:26.294-06:002011-06-30T14:28:26.294-06:00The more you drive, the less intelligent you are.The more you drive, the less intelligent you are.Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-35861968397317627122011-06-30T14:19:41.043-06:002011-06-30T14:19:41.043-06:00Night. Day. Doesn't mean shit.Night. Day. Doesn't mean shit.Budnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-16985008292545332072011-06-30T14:18:20.948-06:002011-06-30T14:18:20.948-06:00Speed huh?Speed huh?Ottonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-3689952518352330732011-06-30T13:22:07.130-06:002011-06-30T13:22:07.130-06:00That's why there's not a repo man I no who...That's why there's not a repo man I no who don't do speed.Budnoreply@blogger.com