Asafa Powell Slow Motion Sprint / 100 mètres ralenti

[ItsJusttJenny]

m-m look at that ass (;

[mjolnir262]

does anyone know what song that is playing when he's running?

[TheGaitGuys]

On our blog we analyze this Asafa video, looking for some potential power leaks.

We begin at :16 Nice supinated Right hand posture and pronated Left hand, neither of which cross the mid-line of the body, which is an important fact. The Right foot out of the blocks is another matter...... join us on our Tumblr blog for things like this every day. The Gait Guys

[mmuseb]

I watch this b4 i go running

[YahwehSB]

i love how every step he takes u hear thunder

[arnys221]

lol, even if its slow motion its looks fast lol

[arifqureshi40]

man it looks like he is running under some very high gravity..

[CuberxElite]

Is anyone else gettting very anxious at him running so slow?

[Gulzt]

Even in slow motion he runs faster than me.

[sadieedavis36]

his junk flies everywhere. :P



[sossasolim1]

if Usain Bolt had Asafa's start, he would run 8 sec

[viperdude281]

Even in slow motion he still does it faster than me

[louiis96]

heuresement qu'ils ont pas fait ca pour un marathon

[3RZ3D]

@louiis96 HAHA lol !

[bidounV]

@louiis96 MDR



[MrJotaFelipe]

Great video! really usefull :)

[anubisamber]

1 dislike, cmon man

[shumugga]

I've never thought such a long stride was a big part of short sprinting. The slow mo show he's actually getting a decent amount of air time.

[dayday303]

he'd probably be faster than usain bolt if he ran on his toes completely

[m0uZy]

it looks soooooooo sloww and exhausting :D

[Playncooler]

Tyson Gay dislikes  this

[Jetpilotwacker]

Damn slow, it took him 3 min's to run 100 m lol.

[AdiCtMw2]

you can learn soo awesome much from this ;o

[SilentShuttle]

And then Usian Bolt was born.

[Portugal70001]

Hes like a freak train :)))

[personaje41]

Rapido o:

[robin00795]

my grandma walk more slowly than this in slow mo :D

[jcwoody516earthlink]

watching this is like having one of those dreams where you canr run fast

[zigzag1767]

1 person is mad cuz they can't run as fast as him(:

[CharitonWeed]

WHOAAAAAAAAAAA!

[erhartwr]

@RookieN08 it depends on how strong the calf muscles are. but even for a strong sprinter like Powell, the heel is going to touch a little. the main thing is that you are landing on the 'balls' of the foot, and you might collapse down to the heel a little to absorb impact

[unitedstates30]

Asafa Powell possède une musculature impressionnante, notamment les "psoas" qui font tout simplement le double d'un homme ordinaire, je vous invite à regarder

le reportage en entier.

[479cdrp479]

i love how all the comments are in English. this means we all sat here and watched a black-man run, with a different language being spoken lol. only Americans do these things

[RookieN08]

are you even allowed to let the heel land on the ground???

[coondous]

Arms powell arms, keep them at 90 degrees

[yomamallama1022]

@coondous hes the 3rd fastest runner in the world, i dont think he needs advice from you

[coondous]

@yomamallama1022 maybe if he got his arms right he would be the 2nd fastest in the world, duh! You cannot deny my advice

[TheSpeedyDude]

@coondous your a douche, watch Gay and Bolt, do their arms stay at 90 degrees??

[coondous]

@TheSpeedyDude Why challenge on something you know little about?

[TheSpeedyDude]

@coondous Silly statement, I know a lot more about sprinting than you ever will. Powell does have a few issues with his running technique, but it is not arm angles...

[coondous]

@TheSpeedyDude I'm guessing you're quite a young lad aren't you who has studied sports at GCSE level or college and is faster than average. Therefore you believe you know everything about everything and if no-one agrees with you then they are wrong. Met a lot like you before, one day you'll realise that you ain't that fast and you don't know much, if you don't realise it then you've lived a misleaded life.

[TheSpeedyDude]

@coondous Have not studied sports at any university level, I have however spent over 10 yrs studying sprinting specifically, and from this know a few things more than you... For example.. the body is not a machine, therefore perfect angles do not work, the arms are thrown down, extending the forearm to gain more power from the triceps as the entire arm bounces back up. Falling beneath 90 degrees on the front stage of arm drive allows for a rotational force to increase also :)

[coondous]

@TheSpeedyDude I don't dispute that and my first comment was notto be taken literally. By saying 'arms at 90 degrees' you merely provide guidance on arm position, as opposed to flapping them around like Woody from Toy story. However, arms should not stray too far from 90 degrees like Powell's in the video, if you notice his arms (upper) doesn't complete a full stroke because of straying too far from 90. Keeping arms exatly at 90 is impossible. I'm sure he would run better in a race though

[kenshitheone]

@TheSpeedyDude when you say ''Falling beneath 90 degrees on the front stage of arm drive allows for a rotational force to increase also'', what do you mean? im a high school sprinter and just wondering if you could explain alittle more?

[MegaNinja16]

he looks like a cheetah in his starting position

[RToor34]

1. Usain Bolt

2. Usain Bolt

3. Usain Bolt

4. Tyson Gay

5. Asafa Powell

[hayleyandco]

he is wearing trainers!!!

i am sorry, but how can you do a proper sprint start in TRAINERS!!

get some spikes on man!

[peniogochev]

@hayleyandco he could sprint bare feet and you will still finish 1 hour after him

[hayleyandco]

@peniogochev calm down dear

[IXAMXNOTXDEAD]

@hayleyandco this is asafa powell, he could run in bunny slippers if he wanted. how they hell you gone tell a world class sprinter what to wear

[hayleyandco]

@IXAMXNOTXDEAD calm down dear

[Dune571]

@hayleyandco This isn't competition - why waste your legs? Do you even run track?

You do A LOT of starts in trainers, especially off-season and beginning of season. Spikes are very hard on your body (mainly calves). You can't just wear 'em all day. This is some stupid promo thing I'm assuming Powell agreed to do for whatever show this was for - he has more important things to wear spikes for.

[hayleyandco]

@Dune571 calm down... not seen a joke before?

[alastairjohnjack]

wow this is slow

[SteveAkaDarktimes]

he's practically flying!

[ItZjaza005]

Oh boy if i had that start i would be running against them... im 17 yrs old and run 100m in 10.53sec my best time.. so far

[DeathBringerI]

@ItZjaza005 Doubt it.

[mrcadafi1]

DAMN HES THE BOM! ! ! !BUT HIS AGE IS CATCHIN UP WIT HIM! USAIN S FASTER CAUSE HES YOUNG! !

[Mattu190]

@mrcadafi1 Usain is faster cause hes a freak. Powell is the 3rd fastest sprinter at the moment.

[darkelivrio]

holy shit, really can see his hips working. this is inspiring

[byakuyakuchiki7]

looks like he's flying

[kopk888]

look at his in-air time. yet he is not bouncing up and down

[WillingToPooNvm]

in slow motion, he's faster than me!

[AlucardZero]

What's with the depressing music?

[lileric911]

asafa powell is a beast

[crusher1427]

incredibly relaxed

[OMARELCHICO]

 most quitkli in world

[MexSkate69]

@OMARELCHICO BOLT

[shadow9Ox]

niceee track!

[BlurDanry]

i think you mean powellful

[akpunisher365]

its so hard to throw ur arms that far back. umm also how he drags his left foot at the start. usain does the same thing. so if anyone could msg me with y they do that. i am rainked 4th in the state of georgia for the 200m dash in middle school. so if anyone who has been at this for a wile could give me some tips or pointers on how to improove thated be great. thank.

[mrtcool2]

@akpunisher365

yeah, using the block, youre put in an optimal angle for running and those sprinters are able to generate so much force from that position, they also wait longer so they stay more lateral than start climbing so they can get more drive for the rest of their steps.

[Playncooler]

This is just amazing...

[canadiensfan66]

amazing form, balls of the feet land right in the middle

never lands with the heel

[bemyao2389]

Perfect for showing young kids how 2 sprint

[electro089]

perfect technique

[ChriisCP]

cool:E

[GluteusKingMaximus]

So Powellful

[SpiritedSeeker]

Beautifull!

[DevilDaftPunk]

Very Fast

[junmun123]

so....................POWERFUL­