Rio 2016 Olympics (6 Viewers)
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He's only been sprinting for a couple years. And has a very slim build compared to his peers. If he packs on 5-10lbs of muscle, he should be able to knock his 100 time down below 9.8 and his 200 time down below 19.5
I was reading an interview of his coach and trainer... and they were saying he has good top-end speed, and his start isn't awful, but his acceleration to top-end speed is really really poor. He lacks explosive power to accelerate quickly because he's a little too slim right now.
He's only been sprinting for a couple years. And has a very slim build compared to his peers. If he packs on 5-10lbs of muscle, he should be able to knock his 100 time down below 9.8 and his 200 time down below 19.5
I was reading an interview of his coach and trainer... and they were saying he has good top-end speed, and his start isn't awful, but his acceleration to top-end speed is really really poor. He lacks explosive power to accelerate quickly because he's a little too slim right now.
Also, it's very interesting that he's so small. Before Bolt everyone was saying the ideal build for sprinters was around 1m80, then Bolt shows up and suddenly tall people can run too. Now we get De Grasse, who is on the smaller side.
Keep an eye on this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trayvon_Bromell
1.75m, already ran 9.84 aged 20 and 9.99 in high school...lol
1.75m, already ran 9.84 aged 20 and 9.99 in high school...lol
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