That's weird, generally shorter guys are much better at keeping energy for a long time. The top marathon runners are all really short - eliud kipchoge is 5'4''
Im 4 feet and 11 inches and I have loved running since forever. I wanted to try out for my middle school track team since 6th grade but always backed out because I was scared I’d look like an idiot because I’m so short. I’m starting high school next year and I’m training hard to try out for the JV team. Wish me luck!
Rusheen McDonald is 5'7" and ran the 400m in 43.93s, and Lee Evans is 5'11" and ran the 400m in 43.86s.. Wilt Chamberlain had the ideal body for 100m to 400m sprinting. Shorter athletes only do better on average at shorter sprints because among the general population more shorter athletes are athletic enough to run at the necessary speeds required for the shorter sprints, while the speed required to run the 400m is slow enough to allow less athletic bodies, like that of Steven Gardiner, to not be hurt by this lower level of athleticism, but the best bodies for all sprinting distances are tall.
Striding frequency achieved by training, practice, exercise and force creation on your legs. A tall man with adequate training and practice will always suppress a short man, will always advantage over him
Bolt is 6’5, he had abnormally long tibias because he was so tall. As a result he had bigger Achilles Tendon. The Achilles’ tendon is pretty much a spring that exerts power and pushes you forward. So yes bolts height helped A LOT
You mentioned his Achilles tendon, that is not his height. His old workout partner Yohan Blake ran faster than Usain has ever run when he ran his 19.26. It was said that Yohan ran faster than any recorded human in that race. The only reason he didn't break Usains world record of 19.19 was bc his start was so bad. But as far as mph no one has run faster than Yohan. Well Yohan is 5'11" tall & his "tibias" are much shorter than Usain's. Usain isn't fast bc he's tall, he was fast bc he was more powerful & executed all.of his sprint phases better than everyone else. I guarantee someone shorter & older will break both his record's. Why is Shelly-Ann Frazier Pryce destroying everyone on the track when she's 4'11" tall? Oh weight bc she's shorter than everyone else! It's about ENERGY FORCES. Nothing about what you're talking about.
Look on a basketball court, the tallest players are among the slowest, and they don't have the highest verts either. The fastest players are the shortest ones... The few who cmbine super speed with pretty good height end up being goats like MJ and Kobe because that combination is rare
I'm currently a freshman (9th grade) and I'm only 5'6, I run the 100m in like 11.5, and my long jump is 17 feet, 8 inches. I did all of this in my 8th grade year tho. My 9th grade season will start February, so I'm hoping my times, and lengths are better.
That's actually so good ngl congrats for all your achievements and ik how u feel I only started this year of sprinting but I was always naturally fast but never done sprinting and so far this year I have a personal best in 100m 10.78 secs and 200m I have a personal best of 20.67 secs which was my 2nd time running sub 21 and I am 18 becoming 19 later this year so Im planning to go pro and although Im not planning to do 400m my personal best is 45.85 secs into a headwind
@@ytkylo2138 hi kylo.. that's a good achievement. Wish you all the best... Am 6.6 feet,. And age 32, do you think l can run faster? And how do you guys over there measure 1m?
‘No man under 6ft tall has ever gone under 44 seconds’ : That is incorrect Lee Evans the first man to break 44 seconds ran 43.86 seconds when he won the 400 metres at the Olympic Games in Mexico 1968 he was 5 ft 11 inches tall.
When I was younger (not saying I'm even adult) I was the fastest, but also the shortest. People in my class said that the reason I ran fast was because I ran under the wind so it didnt slow me🤣
Build also matters less the less strong of an athlete you are. Whilst at the world stage every advantage matters, at a high school level or even collegiate level better training can overcome the small advantages that build and genetic talent bring. So unless you're trying to go for the Olympics, it really doesn't matter what height you are-- just train slightly better and dust the tall kids who didn't work as hard.
@@RlCKlE Srry to hear that man, I have always been naturally fast before I got taller. My height did not affect my running. I just improved my running form.
@@James-tl1bq longer stride means you are in the air longer slowing down. The more often your feet hit the ground the more you can add force to moving forward. Longer stride means you can hit ground less so you use less energy to keep in motion (not faster motion necessarily). So less energy used means you can run for longer distances. Basically what guy said in video.
You can do a few things about, the first and most important thing is race distribution, despite the short length of the 100m u can still break down the 100m in training to focus on how u runeach phase, from the blocks, the first 20m and so on, just work on getting proper breakdown workouts to manage how much u accelerate in each phase, this will help in extending how long you hold top speed amd how much the speed decreases afterwards.
@@TrackandFieldNation hi bro.. am around 6.6 or 6.7 feet tall, 32 years of age, want to practice 100m, l need to reduce some weight though. Do you think l've still got a chance? And how is 1m measured on track? Thanks
I think it’s a lot harder to accomplish what he has done at such a size but I think 6’5 has more potential for best times over other heights just it’s more difficult to reach that potential
Its hard for tall people to build fast twitch muscles because their limbs muscles can grow to be so heavy. It’d take a talented athlete with the right training from a young age to execute it
Usain is the greatest 100m male sprinter of all time and also one of the tallest at 6'5". But on the flip side, Fraser-Pryce is the greatest 100m female sprinter of all time and also one of the shortest....at only 5"0".
Bruh, it's literally the same like asking if a smaller wheel can roll faster than a bigger wheel. It may roll faster but not more distance in the same amount of time than a bigger wheel, so the bigger wheel is the longer legs, same physics and logic.
well said. It's just like that. There is probably an advantage for people with longer limbs/feet in relation to their height. Take Bingtian Su as an example. He doesn't look like he is capable to run sub 10s. Of course he has a cracy efficient CNS wich is the main reason for is performance. But his feet and toes are really long in relation to his body too. Coleman also has relative long limbs and a proximal weight distribution.
I know people that know Andre Cason, they all told me he's absolutely not 5'6" tall. They said he's about 5'3"-4" tall. You can tell he's that short compared to everyone around him when he raced them.
Height doesn't matters its the SIZE OF THE LEG which matters for ex.... CHRISTIAN COLMAN.. his legs r as big as Justin gatlin has... COLMAN's upper body is short but the lower portion is as big like 6feet Athlete ..... This is the thing that no one tries to understand..
The further a point is from the fulcrum, the faster it rotates, so a taller sprinter can get more foot speed , thus it will collide with the ground at a faster speed, that will produce a bigger ground reaction force
I’m 5’7 and found it strange growing up how guys my height were always faster than 6 feet+ guys I think over long distance taller guys would win but when It came to sprinting short distances like in football I was never outrun by anyone taller.
@@poomipatlurkudom3883 dunno play striker in football...and it's no coincidence that 7 out of 10 of the premier league top goal scorers of all time are all under 6ft - low centre of gravity + fast acceleration and very quick over 50m
Yes I'm 5'6 and recently won the 100m at sports day. interestingly I was racing somebody 6'7, in the video our legs cycle in unison for most of the race which means we have the same stride frequency, but I feel like being short made me be able to generate more explosive power so my stride length was actually bigger
Im a helicopter pilot. It is amazing how theory of rotrary flight and sports mechanics basically go hand in hand. Now heres my theory. A taller person can run faster with greater ease. If you have a 6 foot 4 person walking normally (normal in comparison to how they naturally feel) and that person does 10 strides. Then another person who is 5 foot 7 does the same. (Both people walking normally). The 6 ft 4 person will be around 2 metres infront. Both people operating at say 50% energy for arguments sake. Now this video if good but it misses out the most important thing. Energy consumption / effort. These 5ft 5 people who won would of been working at 150% energy theoretically, where a 6 ft 4 person would of done the same with 90% energy. Same thing with swimmers. Michael phelps is 6 foot 4. It is easier for a taller person to cover more ground with the same 'fuel flow'. However they will fall off the track in a steep turn lol. I am 5 ft 7 and I know that swimming and running are putting me at a natural disadvantage. Instead I do gymnastics and Ninja Academy. The tall people suck at these sports. The longer your limbs are the further they are away from your center of mass. The longer the limbs are hte further they have to travel to create a same amount of rotational degrees... Smaller people are better endurance runners because of volume size to body ratio
@@jaygaming6 I believe he was discussing overcoming inertia. Relatively speaking, properties that produce changes in motion and/or movement in time, as would be this example.
Height? It’s about leg length, measuring from the hip to the knee to the ankle and foot length! Total height of the athlete is less a factor. Additionally, before Carl and Usain, coaches pushed tall athletes to the longer events? Fast, is measured in finishing time not stride frequency? How quickly can you cover the distance, not how fast your legs move?
Being 5'6 with good endurance. I can breach top speed instantly, but I won't shit out anytime soon either. I'd race in 9th grade, and notice how taller kids would eventually catch up and we'd tie.
Height matters in majority of sports. If you have a guy who’s tall and can move his body faster or just as fast as everyone else, it’s over. I.E Lebron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Usain Bolt, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Thomas Hearns, Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss, Lennox Lewis. I mean the list goes on and on. It’s not rocket science.
Basketball and contact sports are obviously not the same a sprinting. Sprinting is not "most sports" and this video is about sorinting. Being able to catch a football pass over everyone else's head is an advantage. Is being tall an advantage for gymnasts? For divers? For Jockeys? For catchers in baseball? For freestyle skiers and snowboarders?
@@proverbalizer All those athletes I mentioned were dominant because they were able to use their size as an advantage relative to their skill. In contact sports like, football, basketball, hockey, boxing, UFC, martial arts. But height can also give advantages in tennis, baseball, swimming, as well track and field. In all those sports, the taller guy will always be favored over the smaller guy if their equal in skill. When I say majority, I was initially referring to all contact sports but even in most non contact sports, other than a form of dancing, height matters. Period.
From 1st grade to 10th grade during my school days i always used to come 1st... During my district level tournament i defeated 6 feet tall boys.. My height is 5.4ft. i never lost a single race in my lifetime... Sometimes i used to feel like it is god gifted sprinting technique to me because i always run touching only my toes and while running i always felt like m flying not running.
my confident level boost up whenever im in a race,i havent lost a race yet. im the fastest guy in my university and planning to join next year All india inter university sports meet
I used to have the toes technique and that’s how I was so fast but now I can’t do it I haven’t done it in so many years I lost the technique I don’t know if it made me faster or anything but I think as I got taller the harder it became
So My cousin Has A Good Start because of his Height......But since I'm taller it takes less effort for me to cover ground..........So 👁️ need to work on exuding more force when Sprinting and Lifting weights to achieve my maximum capability........ The only issue is wether or not to drag the toe out the blocks to generate a faster heel recovery. Seems like in order to compete one must out work and out lift my competition while managing to stretch eat right and stay healthy mentally and physically while incorporating the Spiritual l! 👁️'m tired as f@!$ from running up these mountains but there's still more work to be put in y'all. Just learned to drop my shoulders and relax. Don't have a rabbit to train off of but It's okay. Thank you for posting this Video!!!!!
Limb length is also important. Sprinters have a smaller torso and longer legs than a normal person of the same height. This gives them a higher center of gravity which is goos for running inna straight line. Which is why Lionel messi can zig zag so well despite not having amazing too end spees
Im 5.5 guy i always beat guys taller than 6ft so it doesn’t matter yeah i know there is a lot of benefit of being tall but plz dont stop your running 🏃♀️ just because you think you are short
Taller guy take time to come in his peak speed but shorter guy does not take i hear lot of people said usain bolt is not made for 100m he made for 200m or 400m but in the end of time he worked hard achieve everything....
Being short is almost always a disadvantage. In almost all sports being short will make it harder for you. That said keep grinding and you will get there.
@@theadventurest4345 as a 5'5 guy I can understand you. I'm not good in sprinting but I built muscles faster than the taller guys. And I have their respect.
Same I’m 5,3 and ran a 11 flat 100m, I started great but I couldn’t finish strong so I would keep building on my start and try to improve my top end speed and was able to drop that time to 10:69
With the messi thing it's not specifically because of his height because you have guys like the original Ronaldo from Brazil who is equally as good if not better than messi at dribbling and getting passed players. And hes like over 6ft
@@xiamfinal571 ruclips.net/video/BFvbopj3Vlg/видео.html His barca season was arguably better but watch that. He was basically Cr7 and messi in one player. One of the fastest players of all time, he used strength and crazy skill/ agility to his advantage. Defenders still have nightmares over him. When you're done with that watch how easily he took on keepers and sent them the wrong way, he was so good at dribbling that he would round keepers like they were kids. Messi was incredibly good in his dribbling prime it's a toss up between them two for me. But I would probably choose R9 simply because he could dribble like messi if he needed, go into warp speed if he needed or use skills like ronaldinho if he needed. His dribbling array is more versatile and is just as effective as messis if not more
@@edgarmorales5349 Youre right. Prime R9 was on another level to messi. Messi takes him in playmaking though. Everything else would go to that 21 yr old R9😂
@@jaygaming6 Inertia is the resistance of the object to any change in its motion, including a change in direction. An object will stay still or keep moving at the same speed and in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
It's not only about height. There are other factors which are important. Nobody can tell if you gonna be a world class sprinter. Just keep working on your dream. Only god knows.
Yeah it gets on my nerves how a lot of people say six footers (or, well, taller sprinters) can’t be sprinters. Im 6’4 and despite what some people say about taller sprinters I have the fastest 100 time on my team.
@@tdjkhazard4522 well usain bolt is 6,5. So what I think they mean is that absolute giants can’t be sprinters like over 7 ft which is rare for most people.
I’m 14 almost 6ft but I luckily all that height is in m6 legs if you look at my waste it’s taller then a lot of 6’1-6’2 people I might grow even taller and become 6’5 and if I do I better be usainnbolt at this point
top two sprinters of all time, Usain Bolt very tall, and SAFP very short. On the Female side you also have Dafne Schippers- super tall and Marie Jose Ta Lou- super short. I wanna see what Sha'Carri Richardson is really capable of....can she really run as fast as Flo Jo even though she's 6 inches shorter and Flo Jo's stride length at top speed was insane?
I'm a currently a 10th grader and I been running track since 7th grade I'm very passionate about it but this year I wasn't able to run because my mom feared Corona...I'm trying to come back stronger than ever my 11th grade year any tips of some things I can start doing now get do this summer to maintain and improve until tryouts After Summer 👀
Just keep working at your training, keep it going . Train hard, train correctly. Obviously good form important as well. Gym work. Will help if you have a coach.
Sorry for the late reply, but we are in the same boat but I could not run my 9th grade year because of COVID. My advice too you is to join a track camp over the summer.It will be hard work but it is worth it.
Sprint speed is always going to be a trade-off between acceleration and top end... you would see a radically different physique in athletes who won a 20 M Sprint 200 M Sprint
"we can establish the fact that being either a tall or a short as a sprinter has its benefits and we cannot use them as excuses". Uh huh. This is why we don't see 4'11 people sprinting in the Olympics... Or 6'6" people... Cause they're just full of excuses. I mean, the 4'9"- 4'11" people understand hard work and discipline when it comes to being Olympic gymnasts with ideal genetics for power sports, but are far too lazy to learn how to sprint. I mean, why not just be honest and say, if you're really short or tall, you can be good, but never great, everything else being equal.
@@NineDiamont tall just gives you a slow start but the increased muscle helps you power to the end ahead of everyone, thats why Usain was so good. compare that to marathon runners who are often under 120 lbs which is optimal for them because they have to carry their weight 26 miles
Or maybe because guys who are 6’4 want to play other sports? Or have no interest? Can you blame them? Or Maybe not everyone is 6’4 so of course champions of all time are not 6’4. You can’t use that to support your argument but I’m not saying you’re wrong either. Im saying if 6’5 players are not built for the NBA or NFL, why not give track a try? Who knows? Will there be more 6 footers trying out track? The average height in the NBA is 6’7 but compare to average height of each country, these guys are not rare not but not uncommon. 7 foot people are rare.
Fact check from the video - "No man under 6' has ever gone under 44 sec." FALSE. Rusheen McDonald Jamaican record holder, 43.93 is well under 6' at 5'7". Yousef Ahmed Masrahi is 5'9" (43.93). Lee Evans is 5'11" (43.86). Larry James 5'11" (43.97).
Do sprinting actually increase height? I heard that it creates microfactures in your legs and after recovery you will gain some height like 2 inches or something and I'm 15 and almost near the end of puberty😭
@@TrackandFieldNation I'm gonna do it anyway...I'm only 5'1 and recently my left feet grown a little bit ....so I guess my growth plates aren't closed yet
@@salmanmammu2473 sry to disappoint you but these microfractures only appaer in your muscle fibers, so this won't lead to larger height regardless how much you train.
Messi = low center of gravity?, come on, that it the most injustice thing I have heard in sport. If that were the case, all footballs should be shorter, and taller players should be a mess, and obviously is not the case...
For 800m and 1500m I’d say if you’re around 5’10-6’3 you have an advantage. 3km is about even for shorter and taller athletes. 5k to marathon the shorter people 5’4-5’9 have the advantage.
not to get all political but this is an example of what would happens is trans are allowed to compete with CIS women. We already see how height in itself can rule out men under 6ft from certain categories. Just height itself rules them out, and it’s just one factor
Hormones (which trans people usually take) actually make their performance even out with their cis partners... recommending you do some research before posting stupid, ignorant things.
@@lytesknvince you mean like Asafa Powell, 6'3 and never has been a world leader in 200m competition, despite being one of the greatest 100m runners of this generation. 🤷🏿♂️ Your logic is flawed
But guys just wanna say 1thing. Don't underestimate athletes with short legs in 100m. Coz EXAMPLE SU bing form CHINA broke 60m split record of USAIN bolt's fastest 100m race. Means he has broken 60percent of the historical 9.58sec.😈
@@monsieurLDN it does because longer legs = lesss effort needed but 8f the same person with longer legs puts just as much effort and power as those shirt people they will blow right pass them
Well it basically refers to when you remain at the same state or velocity...so in sprinting remaining in the set position is considered being in the state of inertia, that push when you hear the "go " signal you break the state.
@@noname-bt9ky 1. Usain Bolt 9.58 2. Tyson Gay 9.69 3. Yohan Blake 9.69 4. Asafa Powell 9.72 5. Justin Gatlin 9.74 6. Christian Coleman 9.76 7. Trayvon Bromell 9.76 8. Ferdinand Omanyala 9.77 9. Nesta Carter 9.78 10. Maurice Greene 9.79 Tyreek Hill is the 814th fastest man with 10.19
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as a 5'5" guy, I agree that I run out of energy too fast but before I do I'm not slower than guys over 6 feet, usually faster.
Though I was the only one
Length of the legs r the main in athletics coz it matters in long strides (the most important)
That's weird, generally shorter guys are much better at keeping energy for a long time. The top marathon runners are all really short - eliud kipchoge is 5'4''
@@jjj-eq7gv yaa I agree...but not in case of short distance (for example 100m,200m)
@@sayanbhowmik4535 true
Im 4 feet and 11 inches and I have loved running since forever. I wanted to try out for my middle school track team since 6th grade but always backed out because I was scared I’d look like an idiot because I’m so short. I’m starting high school next year and I’m training hard to try out for the JV team. Wish me luck!
Good luck with that...and don't let anyone tell you can't do it. Wish You all the Best!!!
Good luck with that, hey, who knows, you got a good chance of growing a couple inches in future !
God bless you and do it if God leads you to it!!!
how did you do
Im 5.4 and a half and in my teen years I was the fastest in my neighborhood.
i'm 5 6 ...and this video motivated me man...thanks
Happy to know it helped.
I am also 5’6 and it sucks
Rusheen McDonald is 5'7" and ran the 400m in 43.93s, and Lee Evans is 5'11" and ran the 400m in 43.86s.. Wilt Chamberlain had the ideal body for 100m to 400m sprinting. Shorter athletes only do better on average at shorter sprints because among the general population more shorter athletes are athletic enough to run at the necessary speeds required for the shorter sprints, while the speed required to run the 400m is slow enough to allow less athletic bodies, like that of Steven Gardiner, to not be hurt by this lower level of athleticism, but the best bodies for all sprinting distances are tall.
I was 5'4 now i am 5'6 and i want to be 5'11 or 6'3 i am 15year old
Hey, I'd say it's more about weight to leg length, since leg length to body height does not really apply in the real world :)
Taller people take longer strides, but shorter people have a higher stride frequency. That is why I think it balances out somewhat.
Which have good pickup
Striding frequency achieved by training, practice, exercise and force creation on your legs. A tall man with adequate training and practice will always suppress a short man, will always advantage over him
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Bolt is 6’5, he had abnormally long tibias because he was so tall. As a result he had bigger Achilles Tendon.
The Achilles’ tendon is pretty much a spring that exerts power and pushes you forward. So yes bolts height helped A LOT
nice profile picture 👍
that frog used to be my discord profile picture
You mentioned his Achilles tendon, that is not his height. His old workout partner Yohan Blake ran faster than Usain has ever run when he ran his 19.26. It was said that Yohan ran faster than any recorded human in that race. The only reason he didn't break Usains world record of 19.19 was bc his start was so bad. But as far as mph no one has run faster than Yohan. Well Yohan is 5'11" tall & his "tibias" are much shorter than Usain's. Usain isn't fast bc he's tall, he was fast bc he was more powerful & executed all.of his sprint phases better than everyone else. I guarantee someone shorter & older will break both his record's. Why is Shelly-Ann Frazier Pryce destroying everyone on the track when she's 4'11" tall? Oh weight bc she's shorter than everyone else! It's about ENERGY FORCES. Nothing about what you're talking about.
I agree
Look on a basketball court, the tallest players are among the slowest, and they don't have the highest verts either. The fastest players are the shortest ones... The few who cmbine super speed with pretty good height end up being goats like MJ and Kobe because that combination is rare
Height is also a factor in the hurdles, especially the 110s.
Of course
Toby Amusan WR holder 5'1"
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I'm currently a freshman (9th grade) and I'm only 5'6, I run the 100m in like 11.5, and my long jump is 17 feet, 8 inches. I did all of this in my 8th grade year tho. My 9th grade season will start February, so I'm hoping my times, and lengths are better.
That's actually so good ngl congrats for all your achievements and ik how u feel I only started this year of sprinting but I was always naturally fast but never done sprinting and so far this year I have a personal best in 100m 10.78 secs and 200m I have a personal best of 20.67 secs which was my 2nd time running sub 21 and I am 18 becoming 19 later this year so Im planning to go pro and although Im not planning to do 400m my personal best is 45.85 secs into a headwind
But all the best for this year for u
@@ytkylo2138 hi kylo.. that's a good achievement. Wish you all the best... Am 6.6 feet,. And age 32, do you think l can run faster?
And how do you guys over there measure 1m?
@@2wheelereyes521 what's your time?
im tryna be like *you* ma boi
For 60m race it's advantage because short sprinters have faster acceleration .
All time 60m timings :
#1. 6.34 , Christian Coleman. (1.75m, 5'9)
#2. 6.39 , Maurice Greene (1.76m , 5'9)
#3. 6.40 , Ronnie Bakee (1.78m , 5'10 )
#4. 6.41 , Andre Cason ( 1.70m , 5'6 or 6'7)
#5. 6.42 Dwain Chambers (1.79m , 5'10.5)
6.42 Su Bingtian (1.70m, 5'7)
Coleman is 5'8 bro but I get what u mean cause I've walked past him before and I'm the same height as him
Su bing tian is 6.29
Su bingtian should be number one.... he got 6.29
Su has now the fastest 60 m time ever recorded and he's 1,72 not 1,70
Su Bingtian is such an inspiration for Short and Asian Sprinters in general! Absolute beast!
‘No man under 6ft tall has ever gone under 44 seconds’ : That is incorrect Lee Evans the first man to break 44 seconds ran 43.86 seconds when he won the 400 metres at the Olympic Games in Mexico 1968 he was 5 ft 11 inches tall.
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how tall are you sheelly an. 160 do 152???
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5'11 is basically 6ft bruh -_-
@@iccy7394 apparently about 2 foot difference according to some
This makes me feel like running even though it's 11 pm
@Steel Beast Gym do you understand English?
Do you know what norisha means or whatever he said at 3:01 means
When I was younger (not saying I'm even adult) I was the fastest, but also the shortest. People in my class said that the reason I ran fast was because I ran under the wind so it didnt slow me🤣
Hahahah. What's your height?
the worst thing for me (5'7ft) to see in 100m dash is when the tall guys (6ft) just slowly pass you when ur so close to the finish line
Build also matters less the less strong of an athlete you are. Whilst at the world stage every advantage matters, at a high school level or even collegiate level better training can overcome the small advantages that build and genetic talent bring. So unless you're trying to go for the Olympics, it really doesn't matter what height you are-- just train slightly better and dust the tall kids who didn't work as hard.
What happens when the tall kid is hard working too?
@@bingo8806Lmao he said it in the comment smooth brain
Yes. Thank you for this. I am 6 foot 1, but this makes me feel better.
Great to know it was of some help.
I am just 5'7 and i am boy 😅 can i grow height? I am 21 and ifyes then how
@@petspunjab4168 depends
@@petspunjab4168 im also 5,7 but i look forward to start with track and sprint on tournaments.
@@petspunjab4168 my best friend is 192cm and i could keep up with him. height really don’t matter that much
my height is also 5.5 i had a myth in mind that only taller person are good sprinter but by this video i understood
I’m 5’11.5 and 14 going into my sophomore year of high school. Being taller can be an advantage just use your longer stride man.
Nah I’m 6’2 being taller sucks
@@RlCKlE Srry to hear that man, I have always been naturally fast before I got taller. My height did not affect my running. I just improved my running form.
@@James-tl1bq longer stride means you are in the air longer slowing down. The more often your feet hit the ground the more you can add force to moving forward. Longer stride means you can hit ground less so you use less energy to keep in motion (not faster motion necessarily). So less energy used means you can run for longer distances. Basically what guy said in video.
I’m 19 5’9 currently running 10.6 I have fast turnovers but I wish I was taller just because of the fact that you run out of energy quicker
You can do a few things about, the first and most important thing is race distribution, despite the short length of the 100m u can still break down the 100m in training to focus on how u runeach phase, from the blocks, the first 20m and so on, just work on getting proper breakdown workouts to manage how much u accelerate in each phase, this will help in extending how long you hold top speed amd how much the speed decreases afterwards.
@@TrackandFieldNation hi bro.. am around 6.6 or 6.7 feet tall, 32 years of age, want to practice 100m, l need to reduce some weight though.
Do you think l've still got a chance?
And how is 1m measured on track?
Thanks
@@2wheelereyes521 anyone can PRACTICE 100M. You are young enought to participate in some fun races too. Don't take it as a serious career ofcourse lol
Do you think Usain is redefining what the optimal body is for 100m? I still think 6'5 is too tall but it's hard to argue against his results.
I think it’s a lot harder to accomplish what he has done at such a size but I think 6’5 has more potential for best times over other heights just it’s more difficult to reach that potential
He is an exception (195cm). Otherwise lemaitre is also tall (191cm ,9.92) but why is SU bingtian (170cm, 9.83) faster than Lemaitre ?
@@dhnsh1843 Because he has the fastest start in the world, Lemaitre's start is really bad
@@dhnsh1843 But don't get me started on Fahnbulleh's start, oh god it's terrible
Its hard for tall people to build fast twitch muscles because their limbs muscles can grow to be so heavy. It’d take a talented athlete with the right training from a young age to execute it
Usain is the greatest 100m male sprinter of all time and also one of the tallest at 6'5". But on the flip side, Fraser-Pryce is the greatest 100m female sprinter of all time and also one of the shortest....at only 5"0".
Good Observation.
She is not the best. Other women including her contemporaries have run faster than her multiple times.
Is she really 5'0"? She doesn't look that short tbh. I'd have guessed 5'2-5'3
Bruh, it's literally the same like asking if a smaller wheel can roll faster than a bigger wheel. It may roll faster but not more distance in the same amount of time than a bigger wheel, so the bigger wheel is the longer legs, same physics and logic.
Nice
That's a good one! Never heard it before, seems correct.
A smaller wheel will always roll faster going down a hill cause its lighter and can pick up more speed
Thats not a good comparison
well said. It's just like that. There is probably an advantage for people with longer limbs/feet in relation to their height. Take Bingtian Su as an example. He doesn't look like he is capable to run sub 10s. Of course he has a cracy efficient CNS wich is the main reason for is performance. But his feet and toes are really long in relation to his body too. Coleman also has relative long limbs and a proximal weight distribution.
Yeah i actually agree with that
Su is shorter than Coleman
CNS becomes efficient because of lots of proper training.
I know people that know Andre Cason, they all told me he's absolutely not 5'6" tall. They said he's about 5'3"-4" tall. You can tell he's that short compared to everyone around him when he raced them.
Height doesn't matters its the SIZE OF THE LEG which matters for ex.... CHRISTIAN COLMAN.. his legs r as big as Justin gatlin has... COLMAN's upper body is short but the lower portion is as big like 6feet Athlete ..... This is the thing that no one tries to understand..
The further a point is from the fulcrum, the faster it rotates, so a taller sprinter can get more foot speed , thus it will collide with the ground at a faster speed, that will produce a bigger ground reaction force
Sounds possible.
This speed isn't a limiting factor, almost all of the force is built in to moving the body itself.
Yep. Christian Colrman is 5' 7" and he's one of the fastest men in the world
Hes 5'9 mate.
I’m 5’7 and found it strange growing up how guys my height were always faster than 6 feet+ guys I think over long distance taller guys would win but when It came to sprinting short distances like in football I was never outrun by anyone taller.
What's your 60m or 100m record
@@poomipatlurkudom3883 dunno play striker in football...and it's no coincidence that 7 out of 10 of the premier league top goal scorers of all time are all under 6ft - low centre of gravity + fast acceleration and very quick over 50m
Yes I'm 5'6 and recently won the 100m at sports day. interestingly I was racing somebody 6'7, in the video our legs cycle in unison for most of the race which means we have the same stride frequency, but I feel like being short made me be able to generate more explosive power so my stride length was actually bigger
Short powerful and quick is just as important as long strides.
Im a helicopter pilot. It is amazing how theory of rotrary flight and sports mechanics basically go hand in hand. Now heres my theory. A taller person can run faster with greater ease. If you have a 6 foot 4 person walking normally (normal in comparison to how they naturally feel) and that person does 10 strides. Then another person who is 5 foot 7 does the same. (Both people walking normally). The 6 ft 4 person will be around 2 metres infront. Both people operating at say 50% energy for arguments sake. Now this video if good but it misses out the most important thing. Energy consumption / effort. These 5ft 5 people who won would of been working at 150% energy theoretically, where a 6 ft 4 person would of done the same with 90% energy. Same thing with swimmers. Michael phelps is 6 foot 4. It is easier for a taller person to cover more ground with the same 'fuel flow'. However they will fall off the track in a steep turn lol. I am 5 ft 7 and I know that swimming and running are putting me at a natural disadvantage. Instead I do gymnastics and Ninja Academy. The tall people suck at these sports. The longer your limbs are the further they are away from your center of mass. The longer the limbs are hte further they have to travel to create a same amount of rotational degrees... Smaller people are better endurance runners because of volume size to body ratio
Interesting. Limb length + Technical proficiency + Hi performance ground dynamics (J) can produce distinctive advantages in certain sprinting events.
Do you know what norisha means or whatever he said at 3:01 means
@@jaygaming6 I believe he was discussing overcoming inertia. Relatively speaking, properties that produce changes in motion and/or movement in time, as would be this example.
Joel pascal is 5 foot 6 and runs a 10.38 wind aided and is 17 from the uk
Now a 10.29 wind aided
He’s not that short hes like 5’8
Height? It’s about leg length, measuring from the hip to the knee to the ankle and foot length! Total height of the athlete is less a factor. Additionally, before Carl and Usain, coaches pushed tall athletes to the longer events? Fast, is measured in finishing time not stride frequency? How quickly can you cover the distance, not how fast your legs move?
Being 5'6 with good endurance. I can breach top speed instantly, but I won't shit out anytime soon either. I'd race in 9th grade, and notice how taller kids would eventually catch up and we'd tie.
Height matters in majority of sports. If you have a guy who’s tall and can move his body faster or just as fast as everyone else, it’s over. I.E Lebron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Usain Bolt, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Thomas Hearns, Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss, Lennox Lewis. I mean the list goes on and on. It’s not rocket science.
Basketball and contact sports are obviously not the same a sprinting. Sprinting is not "most sports" and this video is about sorinting. Being able to catch a football pass over everyone else's head is an advantage. Is being tall an advantage for gymnasts? For divers? For Jockeys? For catchers in baseball? For freestyle skiers and snowboarders?
@@proverbalizer All those athletes I mentioned were dominant because they were able to use their size as an advantage relative to their skill. In contact sports like, football, basketball, hockey, boxing, UFC, martial arts. But height can also give advantages in tennis, baseball, swimming, as well track and field. In all those sports, the taller guy will always be favored over the smaller guy if their equal in skill. When I say majority, I was initially referring to all contact sports but even in most non contact sports, other than a form of dancing, height matters. Period.
From 1st grade to 10th grade during my school days i always used to come 1st... During my district level tournament i defeated 6 feet tall boys.. My height is 5.4ft. i never lost a single race in my lifetime... Sometimes i used to feel like it is god gifted sprinting technique to me because i always run touching only my toes and while running i always felt like m flying not running.
Same, but I am 5’8”
my confident level boost up whenever im in a race,i havent lost a race yet. im the fastest guy in my university and planning to join next year All india inter university sports meet
same but i’m 4’9’’ XD
@@TheoneandonlyGIFT Are you a guy or girl?
I used to have the toes technique and that’s how I was so fast but now I can’t do it I haven’t done it in so many years I lost the technique I don’t know if it made me faster or anything but I think as I got taller the harder it became
the thumbnail has got me crying
So My cousin Has A Good Start because of his Height......But since I'm taller it takes less effort for me to cover ground..........So 👁️ need to work on exuding more force when Sprinting and Lifting weights to achieve my maximum capability........ The only issue is wether or not to drag the toe out the blocks to generate a faster heel recovery. Seems like in order to compete one must out work and out lift my competition while managing to stretch eat right and stay healthy mentally and physically while incorporating the Spiritual l! 👁️'m tired as f@!$ from running up these mountains but there's still more work to be put in y'all. Just learned to drop my shoulders and relax. Don't have a rabbit to train off of but It's okay. Thank you for posting this Video!!!!!
Limb length is also important. Sprinters have a smaller torso and longer legs than a normal person of the same height. This gives them a higher center of gravity which is goos for running inna straight line.
Which is why Lionel messi can zig zag so well despite not having amazing too end spees
Im 5.5 guy i always beat guys taller than 6ft so it doesn’t matter yeah i know there is a lot of benefit of being tall but plz dont stop your running 🏃♀️ just because you think you are short
They were probably not good athletes. Athleticism matters.
Taller guy take time to come in his peak speed but shorter guy does not take i hear lot of people said usain bolt is not made for 100m he made for 200m or 400m but in the end of time he worked hard achieve everything....
Being short is almost always a disadvantage. In almost all sports being short will make it harder for you. That said keep grinding and you will get there.
True
@foidtrigger 123 I know, I’m short. but better to make the best of your circumstances than be upset about what you can’t change
Not for gymnastics
@@kietph0678 I know it is one of the only exceptions. It is why I do a lot of calisthenics, because it is something I can be really good at
@@theadventurest4345 as a 5'5 guy I can understand you. I'm not good in sprinting but I built muscles faster than the taller guys. And I have their respect.
You know your stuff, good job
Do you know what norisha means or whatever he said at 3:01 means
I’m 5’2 in 8th grade, I’m a great starter , but can’t finish strong for the 100m.
Same, my stride just isn’t big enough around the end
keep grinding
Same I’m 5,3 and ran a 11 flat 100m, I started great but I couldn’t finish strong so I would keep building on my start and try to improve my top end speed and was able to drop that time to 10:69
With the messi thing it's not specifically because of his height because you have guys like the original Ronaldo from Brazil who is equally as good if not better than messi at dribbling and getting passed players. And hes like over 6ft
Definetly not better in dribbling or getting past defenders
@@xiamfinal571 Nahhh in R9s prime he was godly at dribbling. One sec I'll link you a video
@@xiamfinal571 ruclips.net/video/BFvbopj3Vlg/видео.html
His barca season was arguably better but watch that. He was basically Cr7 and messi in one player. One of the fastest players of all time, he used strength and crazy skill/ agility to his advantage. Defenders still have nightmares over him. When you're done with that watch how easily he took on keepers and sent them the wrong way, he was so good at dribbling that he would round keepers like they were kids. Messi was incredibly good in his dribbling prime it's a toss up between them two for me. But I would probably choose R9 simply because he could dribble like messi if he needed, go into warp speed if he needed or use skills like ronaldinho if he needed. His dribbling array is more versatile and is just as effective as messis if not more
@@samo6083 still he ain’t no Messi
@@edgarmorales5349 Youre right. Prime R9 was on another level to messi. Messi takes him in playmaking though. Everything else would go to that 21 yr old R9😂
thanks for making this video....i was waiting for it
You're welcome! Hope it is of some help.
SAF has a world title in the 200m and a PR @ 22.09🤷🏿♂️
Do you know what norisha means or whatever he said at 3:01 means
@@jaygaming6 Inertia is the resistance of the object to any change in its motion, including a change in direction. An object will stay still or keep moving at the same speed and in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
@@anthonyk27 oh damn, thanks a lot
I'm 160cm tall ,male.
Can l compete as a world class sprinter?
Please answer me, this will help me a lot🙏🙏
It's not only about height. There are other factors which are important. Nobody can tell if you gonna be a world class sprinter. Just keep working on your dream. Only god knows.
That's the best answer you can possibly get, so just continue to work and see what happens.
do it. the only barrier is a bad mindset. how old are you if i may ask?
@@leovel818 16
@@SanskarTOP_G bro you’ll still grow. don’t worry haha
1:12 it should be stride length * stride frequency, not a sum
my height is 6.0 and i am 15 year old and a sprinter
same,but i wanna be fast
@@WeGeekHardt work hard and get it
Yeah it gets on my nerves how a lot of people say six footers (or, well, taller sprinters) can’t be sprinters. Im 6’4 and despite what some people say about taller sprinters I have the fastest 100 time on my team.
@@tdjkhazard4522 well usain bolt is 6,5. So what I think they mean is that absolute giants can’t be sprinters like over 7 ft which is rare for most people.
I’m 14 almost 6ft but I luckily all that height is in m6 legs if you look at my waste it’s taller then a lot of 6’1-6’2 people I might grow even taller and become 6’5 and if I do I better be usainnbolt at this point
Speed,strength,endurance
That's all what it comes down to
top two sprinters of all time, Usain Bolt very tall, and SAFP very short. On the Female side you also have Dafne Schippers- super tall and Marie Jose Ta Lou- super short. I wanna see what Sha'Carri Richardson is really capable of....can she really run as fast as Flo Jo even though she's 6 inches shorter and Flo Jo's stride length at top speed was insane?
First good work bro
Thank you!
I'm a currently a 10th grader and I been running track since 7th grade I'm very passionate about it but this year I wasn't able to run because my mom feared Corona...I'm trying to come back stronger than ever my 11th grade year any tips of some things I can start doing now get do this summer to maintain and improve until tryouts After Summer 👀
what’s your 100 times
Just keep working at your training, keep it going . Train hard, train correctly. Obviously good form important as well. Gym work. Will help if you have a coach.
Sorry for the late reply, but we are in the same boat but I could not run my 9th grade year because of COVID. My advice too you is to join a track camp over the summer.It will be hard work but it is worth it.
Sprint speed is always going to be a trade-off between acceleration and top end... you would see a radically different physique in athletes who won a 20 M Sprint 200 M Sprint
"we can establish the fact that being either a tall or a short as a sprinter has its benefits and we cannot use them as excuses". Uh huh. This is why we don't see 4'11 people sprinting in the Olympics... Or 6'6" people... Cause they're just full of excuses. I mean, the 4'9"- 4'11" people understand hard work and discipline when it comes to being Olympic gymnasts with ideal genetics for power sports, but are far too lazy to learn how to sprint.
I mean, why not just be honest and say, if you're really short or tall, you can be good, but never great, everything else being equal.
Genetic and training are much more important than height. I'm 2meteres tall and always was a bad runner.
You're just too tall
Being tall helps sprint fast but when it becomes a long run then being short is better
didn't you watch the video? It was the complete opposite..
@@NineDiamont tall just gives you a slow start but the increased muscle helps you power to the end ahead of everyone, thats why Usain was so good. compare that to marathon runners who are often under 120 lbs which is optimal for them because they have to carry their weight 26 miles
@@ilect1690 yeah but for 200 and 400🥶🥶
@@peteiiseasy3217
Yeah no shit. They ain’t built for endurance.
@@robert2690 👍
Good luck and give your best from Philippines
5.6feet can run 10 second
Interesting topic.
Why are football wingers usually short and fast ?
Imagine a 7ft sprinter!
Who's here after Su Bingtian 9.83 in Tokyo?
Or maybe because guys who are 6’4 want to play other sports? Or have no interest? Can you blame them?
Or Maybe not everyone is 6’4 so of course champions of all time are not 6’4. You can’t use that to support your argument but I’m not saying you’re wrong either.
Im saying if 6’5 players are not built for the NBA or NFL, why not give track a try? Who knows? Will there be more 6 footers trying out track?
The average height in the NBA is 6’7 but compare to average height of each country, these guys are not rare not but not uncommon. 7 foot people are rare.
Fact check from the video - "No man under 6' has ever gone under 44 sec." FALSE. Rusheen McDonald Jamaican record holder, 43.93 is well under 6' at 5'7". Yousef Ahmed Masrahi is 5'9" (43.93). Lee Evans is 5'11" (43.86). Larry James 5'11" (43.97).
Do sprinting actually increase height? I heard that it creates microfactures in your legs and after recovery you will gain some height like 2 inches or something and I'm 15 and almost near the end of puberty😭
Well apparently it's said to be true, but i have never seen the evidence
@@TrackandFieldNation I'm gonna do it anyway...I'm only 5'1 and recently my left feet grown a little bit ....so I guess my growth plates aren't closed yet
You should definitely, and after puberty people still grow, so there's no need to worry about the end of puberty
@@TrackandFieldNation originally my goal was 6'0, but now I reduced it to 5'9 because 9 is my bad luck number
@@salmanmammu2473 sry to disappoint you but these microfractures only appaer in your muscle fibers, so this won't lead to larger height regardless how much you train.
Nestra Carter, he is 5'7 his best 100m is 9.78 ❤
Average height of sprinters who ran under 10s is 5'10 (178cm).
Nice that’s my height 😂
the most important trait to be a good sprinter is to be black
im from tfues stream, he mentioned rhis vid*
That's great hope it is of some help
Bro love ur vids but nester carter is 5'5 and michael frater as well , their in the top 10 fastest over 100m
I am 5 foot 4 inch can i win Olympic
Yes believe in yourself
Messi = low center of gravity?, come on, that it the most injustice thing I have heard in sport. If that were the case, all footballs should be shorter, and taller players should be a mess, and obviously is not the case...
Shorter players are generally better dribblers..Lionel messi, maradona, pele, Silva, etc.
@@TrackandFieldNation I don't believe that, practice is more direct to a good player, rather than biometrics, specially in Football...
I watch your video from Iraq ceep up
Thanks for the support!! Keep on watching.
what about for distance
For 800m and 1500m I’d say if you’re around 5’10-6’3 you have an advantage. 3km is about even for shorter and taller athletes. 5k to marathon the shorter people 5’4-5’9 have the advantage.
this video is just a pity to short people just get into the point
But if i'm 6'6" is that too tall?
Think about the fact that the fast man in the world is only 1 inch shorter then you
@@jaygaming6He is also an outlier. Maybe if he were shorter, he'd be even faster.
I'm 5'3😭
I’m 5,1 😭
Then ig u have no chance of being a legend
RIP my confidence🕳🏊♀️
I also 5.3 but my 100 mt time 11.4
@@idk_3406 if you young , you can still grow. If not , Shelley Ann Frazerq is short, and look at her.
I’m 5’5 and I’m pretty fkn fast but I train twice a week every week
not to get all political but this is an example of what would happens is trans are allowed to compete with CIS women. We already see how height in itself can rule out men under 6ft from certain categories. Just height itself rules them out, and it’s just one factor
Hormones (which trans people usually take) actually make their performance even out with their cis partners... recommending you do some research before posting stupid, ignorant things.
I'm 6,6 and I'm 14 only.....😔😔😔. Why am I so tall already!!!
Isn't it good to be tall?
Damn I’m 5ft 9 and I’m 12 1/5 in the 7th grade
WWE Rey Mysterio is short and he runs hella fast 💨
I look at it this way. Can 5'5" version of Bolt defeat 6'5" Usain Bolt? Answer is no. If everything else is same, longer strides will matter!
Is this true cause my friend is like 5 inches taller than me yet I run faster than him.
You lucky, it's in your genes to run fast. My dad was sprinter so I was always faster than the big kids at school.
Andre de grasse is only 5’9 but he beats taller runners all the time in the 200
That's true
Now imagine if he was 6’2 😮 he’d easily break the 100m and 200m record
@@lytesknvince you mean like Asafa Powell, 6'3 and never has been a world leader in 200m competition, despite being one of the greatest 100m runners of this generation. 🤷🏿♂️ Your logic is flawed
@@lytesknvince It's not about height. If it was Basketball players would be the fastest people on this planet.
@@lytesknvince You have a lot to learn about sprinting
#1 bone #1 blood #1fire
Rusheen McDonald is 5 6-7" and he broke 44 sec
145cm thx u
But guys just wanna say 1thing.
Don't underestimate athletes with short legs in 100m. Coz EXAMPLE SU bing form CHINA broke 60m split record of USAIN bolt's fastest 100m race. Means he has broken 60percent of the historical 9.58sec.😈
Plz suggest me olympic game for 5'7 feet height
The sprinter who breaks Usain Bolt record, 9' 58, will he be taller than Bolt, maybe by 2 inches.?
Did you watch the video? Length doesn't matter that much
@@monsieurLDN it does because longer legs = lesss effort needed but 8f the same person with longer legs puts just as much effort and power as those shirt people they will blow right pass them
What about for the 400m
can you tell me what anorasha means
Do you mean inertia ?
@@TrackandFieldNation yes I do, can you please tell me what it means
Well it basically refers to when you remain at the same state or velocity...so in sprinting remaining in the set position is considered being in the state of inertia, that push when you hear the "go " signal you break the state.
@@TrackandFieldNation oh thanks so much 🙏
You are welcome, anytime
I'm 5'8 I'm the fastest in my school
Same
5.6
A lot of generalized stats .....
6 feet is perfetct to run
Regular Sprint ar height increase mimimun 5 month after 19 age
Tyreek hill is only 5’8” and fast af!
He’s not sprinter, but still in top 10 fastest people of all time.
He is nowhere near top 10
@@JohnBohane he is 😡🤬
@@noname-bt9ky 1. Usain Bolt 9.58
2. Tyson Gay 9.69
3. Yohan Blake 9.69
4. Asafa Powell 9.72
5. Justin Gatlin 9.74
6. Christian Coleman 9.76
7. Trayvon Bromell 9.76
8. Ferdinand Omanyala 9.77
9. Nesta Carter 9.78
10. Maurice Greene 9.79
Tyreek Hill is the 814th fastest man with 10.19
@@JohnBohaneThat was his time in high school if he continued sprinting he could’ve been top 10
@@noname-bt9ky And when I mean 814th I mean tied 814th with a bunch of people
0:23 ehem 👀
Yeah I can see she's built for the sport
Goddamn, who is that?