I have been in the power and strength game all my life and I am 62 (there is a difference between strength and power... google it).... and one of the sports that amazes me the most is pole vaulting. The men are approaching 20 ft and the women are close to 17 ft. The amount of variables they are dealing with when trying to go over the bar is mind boggling.
How long does my pole have to be? how stiff should my pole be? How far should my running distance be for each height? How fast should I be running to get the pole the right angle to the bar? How much stickum should I put on my pushing hand? How hard do I push, when, and at what height do I do this ...to get over the bar? When I push up to get over the bar when do I release? How much do I push horizontally to get over the bar? When I am over the bar when do I push away from the poll to ensure I get over the bar without hitting it? And I have probably missed a lot of the variables but damn very complex. There is a lot to to do with speed technique power and strength. Here is one of the women's video's... not hard to watch at all if your a guy. If your a girl checkout some men's pole vaulting... you will like
How long does my pole have to be? how stiff should my pole be? How far should my running distance be for each height? How fast should I be running to get the pole the right angle to the bar? How much stickum should I put on my pushing hand? How hard do I push, when, and at what height do I do this ...to get over the bar? When I push up to get over the bar when do I release? How much do I push horizontally to get over the bar? When I am over the bar when do I push away from the poll to ensure I get over the bar without hitting it? And I have probably missed a lot of the variables but damn very complex. There is a lot to to do with speed technique power and strength. Here is one of the women's video's... not hard to watch at all if your a guy. If your a girl checkout some men's pole vaulting... you will like