117: David Weck: The Power of Pulsing over Pushing in Athletic Speed | Sponsored by SimpliFaster

Today’s episode features biomechanist and inventor David Weck.  No stranger to new ideas and insight in human locomotion and athletic movement, this episode breaks a few molds that the human body has been put into over the years. David’s original appearance on episode 107 made significant waves, as David spoke on why bracing against a transverse force doesn’t happen in athletic movement, and how training this way in the weightroom is not conducive to proper motor patterns. Now, David gets to a topic that is on the forefront of his system, which is the role of the pulsing and spiraling action of the arms (and the human body as a whole) in being as fast as possible.  Our current paradigms of movements (and coaching them) often rely on looking at endpoints, without regards for what happens “in between”, and the resultant timing and mechanisms that power those positions.  Or, many times experts look at the world’s fastest competitors, and list what they are doing right as “wrong”. As a community, we also tend to frown on frontal and transverse plane movement in things such as straight-line running, while this coiling movement is actually essential to success. Sub topics include the “pulse” action of the arms in running, principles of utilizing the fascial system in locomotion, pressurization in movement, as well as how to use asymmetry rather than destroy it.   This podcast is huge for anyone who wants a deeper look at how the body actually operates while sprinting, and common traits of the fastest athletes on earth in this regard in both team sports and track & field.  Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster.com, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more.   View more show notes at Just-fly-sports.com/podcast-117-david-weck/