Of course; if it were better for athletes they’d have figured that out and would have been running that way all along. From a purely physical perspective, counterbalancing your legs with your arms while running gives you extra stability which allows for greater speeds with lower chances of falling over. Our bodies just aren’t built for properly high speeds though - bipedalism lends itself far greater to endurance than velocity.
Well the young shuffle is basically running slower but not resting as long.
It’s not completely clear if this tactic is better because there are other factors and often it’s banned, but when it is allowed a lot of winners use this.
But it is an example of a change that works and is against traditional wisdom.
I’m pretty sure it’s only faster for people who aren’t normally great runners. It’s actually slower for trained athletes.
I now want to see a study where Olympic athletes are asked to race, sometimes doing the Naruto run, sometimes not.
Borderline related: the robot sprinter competition in China where the champion ran like an anime girl
https://youtu.be/zYhyHqLlktg
I think theres an aspect to Naruto running that does work - it puts the weight forward
I remember noticing when sprinting that I was basically leaning too far forward and trying to keep my toes under me to avoid falling…
It’s a bit like gattaca when he swims further than he thinks he can return from
Gotta rewatch that movie
EDIT omg that was so good. What a vibe
Imagine it running like that to kill you on a battlefield. It’s actually scarier.
Of course; if it were better for athletes they’d have figured that out and would have been running that way all along. From a purely physical perspective, counterbalancing your legs with your arms while running gives you extra stability which allows for greater speeds with lower chances of falling over. Our bodies just aren’t built for properly high speeds though - bipedalism lends itself far greater to endurance than velocity.
It is probably better for not stabbing yourself while running with blades though. Don’t run with scissors, unless you Naruto run with scissors.
That’s not exactly how that works. Often you get stuck at a local maximum. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Young_(athlete)#“Young_Shuffle”
Sorry about how is that an example? It didn’t touch on the local maximumness of the shuffle at all.
Well the young shuffle is basically running slower but not resting as long.
It’s not completely clear if this tactic is better because there are other factors and often it’s banned, but when it is allowed a lot of winners use this.
But it is an example of a change that works and is against traditional wisdom.
Yeah, exactly! My point was that running before the shuffle was introduced was at a local maximum.