191: Adarian Barr on Working With Gravity and Fast-Isometrics For Better Sprinting, Jumping and Sport Movement | Sponsored by SimpliFaster

Today’s episode features coach, biomechanist and inventor, Adarian Barr.  Adarian Barr is a unique mind in the world of sport movement who has not only given me dozens of paradigm shifting, “aha” moments, but has also retooled the way that I personally think about human movement and the related coaching process.  Adarian has coached at numerous Universities, and continues to train and consult athletes, as well as educate coaches through his work at barrunning.com.   He has been on four previous episodes of this podcast, each one with unique and paradigm-shifting ideas on how we approach athletic movement, these being: Episode #64 on Biomechanical Myths and Truths in Sprinting Episode #105 on Power in Athletic Asymmetry Episode #132 on Ground Impulse as a Biomechanical Lynchpin in Sprinting and Athletic Movement Episode #147 on Foot Pressure and “Arch-Centered” Athletic Performance Many times in athletic movement, we see the fastest athletes doing things that are just a little different than the slower athletes, and I think that we subconsciously recognize these elements.  Often, athletes who can sprint fast and jump high move effortlessly and gracefully, but also with a little bit of “swagger” and bounce to their movement.  Today we are taking a deep dive into the bobbing that elites exhibit, and how this is a function of their relationship to the fall of gravity to better load, and unload joints. On today’s show, Adarian goes in depth on how athletes can learn to work “with gravity” and falling better, and also avoid interrupting the proper work of gravity through knowing how many coaching cues and drills can create problems.  We also go into how the fastest sprinters are using gravity to accelerate faster than their competitors.  In the back half of the show, we get into the idea of muscle isometrics as the ultimate fast-twitch “brake” of the body, how this works in sprinting, and how we can harness it in the weight room. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. More show notes at just-fly-sports.com/podcast-191-adarian-barr/