Uh yeah. No fast twitch muscle there. Insane.

She killed the 500m TT this week. Sub 19 opening lap!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfl2AcIbKF4

Just got demolished by a crossfitter :)

She's 165 cm, or 5'5", and she jumps 110 cm, or 3'7.3", so she could prob dunk a B-ball, despite being only 5'5":)

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On top of being a spectacularly inspiring athlete, she also comes across as incredibly gracious and and a top chick.

Love, love, love this pic of her and really glad I've been able to see her in action a couple of times at the track.

On top of being a spectacularly inspiring athlete, she also comes across as incredibly gracious and and a top chick. Love, love, love this pic of her and really glad I've been able to see her in action a couple of times at the track.

Ah, so she's the girl from that picture, I've seen it several times but never caught the name of the girl:) On a completely unrelated note, how's your swimming going???

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Swimming is going really well!

I picked up on the 'narrow corridor' visualisation from a Swim Smooth blog a little while back and it seems to have helped get a lot more out of my stroke. I'm also working on not rushing to the other end of the pool but relaxing and working with the water I'm in as if I'm floating stationary - taking the time to get my hands into a better place for a better catch and trying to make each stroke as good as it could be.

I also think I'm starting to get a much better connection with the water over my legs and feet - I often think of what you say about the feel of the water over your whole body, and have more times when it feels like it's happening:-)

My pace is picking up but I'm also really happy that I'm getting a lot more consistent and holding my form together for a lot longer - and I do 100 IMs most sessions, just because I can.

Not quite a fish, but I might be growing a few scales!!

Very, very nice, sounds like you are making great progress!!! There are so many aspects to swimming to work on but getting the feel for the water over your whole body is by far the most crucial, and it sounds like you are getting there!!! Keep on working at it and you'll be doing sets of 400 IMs long course before you know it!!!

Cheers,

Eric

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Guess she banged her shins a few times, based on the body armour in the gym. Holy crap.

Imagine how high she could jump if she saw a spider!

Pink of course ;-)

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Not sure if I'd need the shin guards - reckon I'd clear 1 ft. So it's true that white men can't jump - but white girls obviously can.

No, it doesn't quite work that way. Box jumping isn't interchangeable with vertical leap. What you will notice is her extreme hip flexibility allows her feet to reach the top of the box. There is no chance she could come close to touching the rim.

Nonetheless it is still very impressive : )

You are correct. They are not related. I've seen guys that can dunk and not box jump for shit, and vice versa.

OK, I stand corrected then. Do you think the super hip flex helps in cycling???

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No her hips only went up about 24 inches her feet went 110 cm so she is very far away from dunking very far.


Box jumps are more about timing the feet to get up near the hip at the box then actual vertical height distance.


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No idea, but I wish I had some of hers, my hips are tight as heck and painful : )

Impressive jump! Music, not so much.

So, what is the purpose of box jumping per se??? Why not just jump straight up as hard as you can???

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This is my favorite self-deprecating tri-joke to tell:

Me: "Hey! Wanna see a triathlete jump?!!!"
Them: "OK, Sure!!!"

< just stand there >

Me: "Wanna see it again?!!!"

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No way is her VJ even upper 20's based upon that jump. Still impressive, but 43" inches isn't exactly extraordinary for a woman.

Not quite sure what you meant by that statement. :-) Care to clarify?

Her WHAT???!!!

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Because it gives you a tangible level to aim for. Also makes it a lot easier to measure progress; how exactly do you measure how high you are jumping otherwise (have someone stand next to you and eye it with a yard stick?). Once you get to 60", then it is really impressive (at least for a man).

 
>Box jumps are more about timing the feet to get up near the hip at the box then actual vertical height distance.

I'd argue the biggest difference vs vertical leap is about keeping your upper body very low so the rise in center of mass is minimized.

If you pause at about 13", you can she's very good about compressing her whole body to the center of mass only has to go just about the box.

However that same pause also shows her entire body mass is about the surface of the box, and.....really freaking high. I'd put money on her being able to tap the a basketball rim.

Just in case some people are horrible spellers of female body parts or unfamiliar with standard athletic performance metrics, I meant vertical jump.