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"Modern sprinters seem to be operating close to the limits of the human body, " says Bramble.

Powell, the sixth son of church pastors, is one of the few among the many famous Jamaican sprinters who has not emigrated.

Even so, this did not mean it was inevitable that amputee sprinters would be slower runners.

Apparently sprinters reach their highest speed right out of the blocks , and spend the rest of the race slowing down .

The length of the lever of bone that the Achilles tendon pulls on also differed, being a quarter shorter in sprinters.

At first sight, sprinters might be expected to have more Achilles leverage than average, not less. First sight, however, is wrong.

120 sprinters were the subjects for the research on Sense of Coherence and its influencing factors.

In the past, it was thought that distance swimmers should use a two or four-beat kick, while sprinters should use a six-beat kick.

One version of it makes a protein found only in the fast muscle fibres that help sprinters produce explosive bursts of speed.

While most modern wide players are sprinters , the Belarussian is a dribbler and his skills have been evidence over the past few months.

When the 100-meter sprinters were introduced, the audience exploded with an applause that would make a Led Zeppelin concert seem civil.

I think you can see it on the body of the tennis players, we're not like sprinters or marathon men.

Some sprinters had to be treated for bruises, it was reported.

Since quick acceleration over a short distance is the key to winning a short race, Piazza says the trade-off makes sense for sprinters.

I was fast, but I was not even close to sprinters on other teams.

Most people assumed I would end up as a road cyclist because my physique is much smaller than most sprinters .

The best sprinters find that balance between pushing as hard as possible while staying relaxed and fluid.

Cheetahs, the champion sprinters of the animal kingdom, have non-retractable claws that give a similar advantage.

Think of all those robotic East German sprinters , Romanian gymnasts and Chinese swimmers churned out by state-backed programmes.

The other five African sprinters were Nigeria, Ethiopia, Chad, Mozambique and Rwanda, all with annual growth rates of around 8% or more.

Prosthetics worn by disabled sprinters confer no speed advantage, scientists have found.

Track coaches have long claimed that the best sprinters are born, not made.

A common sight on the blocks is sprinters kissing their gold chain necklaces for luck before exploding into action.

They have looked at the anatomy of sprinters and found that their feet are built differently from those of couch potatoes.

These findings suggest sprinters get better contact with the ground by having longer toes.

Grabowski and her colleagues examined how six elite sprinters, each with one amputated leg, ran with their prostheses.

Maybe these sprinters are due for a breather, but you can't ignore them.

Sprinters will usually swim with longer arms and less elbow bend than distance swimmers.

One study of elite sprinters found that 95% of them had this gene variant.

sprinters vocalize encouragement to themselves as they're warming up before a big race.

This is even more true for sprinters and is partly attributed to physiological differences.

Using ultrasound imaging, researchers compared the feet of 12 top college sprinters with those of 12 mere mortals.

The sprinters are in their lanes now. They are doing up some warming-up exercises.

Unlike many top sprinters , Gay is a shy, dry competitor who doesn't talk smack on the track.

Far more probable is that the old adage of coaches, that great sprinters are born not made, is true.

In 1968 two American sprinters gave a Black Power salute on the podium.

The strength training for sprinters should stress the development of maximum strength and speed strength based on their own characteristics.

What kind of training do you recommend for sprinters?

Leg Supporting Time of Girl Sprinters'On-The-Way Running and Its Influential Factors

An Analysis of the Factors that May Affect the Stability of Mental State of China's Excellent Sprinters before a Match

Practical Study Of developing Motor Force Of Female Juvenile Sprinters

A Study of the Influence on Juvenile Girl Sprinters in Guangxi Province

Study on Muscle Torque Rate of Upper and Lower Limbs'Joints of Female Sprinters in Hebei Juvenile Sports School

Working Characteristics on Antagonist Groups of Knee Joints of Excellent Sprinters, Swimmers and Cyclists

Researches on the Characteristics of Sprinters Specific Strength Building

Changing Features of Respiratory Function of Excellent Female Sprinters and Less-exercised People in the Course of Gradually Increasing Load

Effects of Anatomical Characteristics of Lower Limbs on Physical Performance of Sprinters

Muscles Operation Characteristics of Modern Sprinters

Problems to be heeded to in promoting the technical level of the sprinters

Characteristics and Methods of Maximal Strength and Speed Strength Training in Sprinters

College Sprinters'Warming-up Exercise and its Control before Race

Effect of Acupuncture Point Stimulus on Blood Urea of Sprinters after Intensive Speed Endurance Training

The Analysis on Body Physique Characteristics of Junior Sprinters in Zhejiang Province

Researchers found that sprinters had 12 per cent longer toes than their slower counterparts of the same height Photo: GETTY

Comparison and Analysis on the Frequency and Stride of Chinese and Foreign Elite Female Sprinters

Kinematic Analysis on the Role of the Swaying Leg during Running for Male Sprinters

The Training of the Juvenile Sprinters'Relaxation Ability

An Analysis of Body Physique Characteristics of Junior Sprinters in Fujian Province

Characteristics and Methods of Strength Training for Sprinters

Competitive Characteristics of the World Elite Sprinters

The Effect of Hip Stress Lower-limb Strength Training Methods on Young Sprinters'Dash Technique and Key Specialized Strength

Study on Periodization of Special Strength Training for High Level Male Sprinters

Determination and analysis on the strength test of shoulder joints in sprinters

Application of partial least squares in selecting sprinters

Research on Physical Fitness Training Content and Methodology System of Sprinters

Research on Sprinters Relaxation Running Skills

Some Aspects Concerning the Selection and Training of Sprinters

A further discussion of the sprinters'power training

An Analysis on the Main Factors Affecting the Results of China's Man Sprinters

New perspectives on strength training for sprinters

Research on ground reaction force of different sprinters

The Research in the Effect of the "Single Period Twice Summits" Plan to the Sprinters

A Probe into the Nutrition for Sprinters by Sports Training

Analysis in Training Measures of Dash Sprinters'Force

Research on Sprinters'Palm Lines and Finger Loops and Whorls

Special Technical Trainings of Sprinters in Higher Schools

An Analysis of Causes for Injury of Sprinters'Leg Muscle

How to Improve the Training Effects of Sprinters from General Colleges and Universities

Study and Analyse on the Selection of Sprinters