I must say that the recent joy and excitement were all given by the Winter Olympics! Presumably everyone is also very concerned about the short track speed skating project, so far, the mainland Olympic athletes have won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze good results, every minute and second of the competition process is too sassy, must show me ten times! (Wang Meng's tone)
This project has also been the pride of the mainland. Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, China won a total of 14 Winter Olympic gold medals, 10 of which came from short track speed skating.
Spectators who have watched the game know that this project is challenging, a little carelessness will lead to mistakes, rapidly pull away in the gap of a few tenths of a second, and the field is inevitable to compete and occupy places, friction collisions will inevitably occur. So, our athletes have a strong control over the body.
Unlike on land, athletes carry a second pair of feet, ice knives, and almost half of the track in the early 100 meters is curved, and it is essential to have a strong lower limb control ability to perfectly control this "weapon".
We can see the inclination angle of the athlete in the corner, which is to better do the "circular movement" in the corner, provide the centripetal force required for the bend in the horizontal direction, so that the centripetal force and the centrifugal force generated by the inertia are the same size, so that the curve is elegant and rapid, without wasting milliseconds of time, and more avoiding being "thrown" out by the inertia of the body.
P.S. Wants to cross the curve at high speed, and the angle of the incline plays a decisive role: after official calculations, the angle between the athlete and the ice surface is 25°, while Wu Dajing's figure can reach 25.84°!
Wu Dajing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
The advantages of mainland Olympic athletes are difficult to replicate, but what is of reference significance to us is the core and lower limb training they usually do, which not only allows the coordination of the upper and lower limbs to play a pivotal role in carrying up and down, but also allows us to better grasp the center of gravity, which can enhance muscle strength, balance and physical function.
Today we mainly take you to practice the core and hip training, the hip is the intersection of a variety of muscle groups, strengthen the hip abduction can help you avoid knee buckles, patella strain and other issues. If you want to improve the speed of movement, the hip is a foundation that cannot be ignored.
01.
Single-legged hip bridge
Lie on your back on a yoga mat, with one leg straight off the ground, the other leg bent on the knee, the hips raised in a straight line, the upper back supporting the ground, and then slowly falling down the body.
02.
Side plate support
One hand is supported on the yoga mat with the elbow, the arm is perpendicular to the ground, keeping the feet together, and the core is exerting force to make the body look in a straight line.
03.
Belly jump
Lean over the yoga mat, feet apart, abdomen force back legs to the outside of the palms, while sitting down hips, and then immediately jump backwards back to the original position, the abdomen does not collapse.
Let's look at the advanced training moves personally demonstrated by Wu Dajing:
04.
Touch ground to squat jump
Feet open slightly wider than the shoulders, straighten the waist, one hand behind the back, hips sit back, bend the knees until the thighs are parallel to the ground, get up and turn to jump 90 degrees, repeat the same action to jump to the original position.
05.
Squat on one leg
Stand with your hands on your waist, bend your knees, lift one leg at the knees to maintain physical stability, bend your hips and squat on one leg until your thighs are parallel to the ground, and then slowly get up and return to the starting position.
06.
Crouch down on tiptoes
In the squat position, place the fingers of both hands under the toes, maintain stability, slowly lift the hips to the highest point, stretch the knees as straight as possible, feel the stretching feeling on the back of the thighs, hold for 1 second, and squat again to repeat the same action.
The above exercises can not only alleviate hip stiffness, but also the speed and explosive force of the movement will play a positive role, want to improve the body function, you can often practice, not only can make the joints and muscle groups more flexible, but also make the daily life of the force more relaxed, hurry up with the Olympic light to practice it!