June 25, 2007
ABOUT CONSERVATIVE NATURE OF PEOPLE OR WHY WE DON´T LIKE NEW THINGS
The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. - Charles Kettering Yes, it is true that people do not like change and you can get proof of it everywhere around, in any area, from children´s behavior to science. For example, look at the life of Afred Wegener, (1880-1930), a German climatologist and geophysicist, who in 1915 published an expanded version of his 1912 book The Origin of Continents and Oceans. This work was one of the first to suggest continental drift and plate tectonics. He suggested that a supercontinent, he called Pangaea, had...
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June 19, 2007
A GOOD RUNNING FORM
It would be logical after discussing a bad running form to move to a good one. What are the characteristics of a good running form? How are they defined in conventional running paradigm and why? Mostly a good running form is described loosely. It looks like the one that we discussed in the article on a bad running form, but possessing only positive attributes. These kinds of descriptions mostly come from observation of elite runners and are based on some commonly accepted images of movement described as: Effortless Light Smooth Without muscle tension With quick legs turnover With short support...
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June 12, 2007
WHAT IS BAD RUNNING FORM
When we talk about running technique, there inevitably comes a question about good and bad running technique. If we can’t distinguish one from the other, than there is no way to correct what is wrong and to learn what is good. This problem existed, in one way or another, in all spheres of our life, throughout entire history of humanity. It was always resolved, in every field, by developing a standard at each step of historical development. Application of this standard made it possible to recognize any deviation as an error or mistake and make a step to a higher...
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June 05, 2007
THE NECESSITY OF TRIATHLON TECHNIQUES (Chapter 1)
"Necessity is the theme and the inventress, the eternal curb and law of nature." Leonardo da Vinci Endurance. Conditioning. Fortitude. Perseverance. Willpower. When the word 'triathlon' is mentioned in polite conversation, the above qualities are most likely to be associated with the sport. With images of epic struggles on the lava fields of Hawaii seared into the collective subconscious, the popular view of the sport is that it is one prolonged exercise in prevailing against the odds and enduring massive suffering until the finish line is reached. This is understandable since, with the exception of the avowed non–swimmers among us,...
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