The Biology Behind Sprinting
The Nervous, Muscular, Skeletal and Cardiovascular System
The nervous, muscular, skeletal and cardiovascular systems of our body are all involved when we run. They all combine to create the neuromuscular and neuromechanical systems. By teaching the body and the mind the correct motor patterns, the biomechanical movements for runners can be greatly improved. When you want to change a movement in your body it needs to be stored in your muscle memory so you can repeat without thinking, particularly when you are tired. When you perform a motion the body sends messages to the brain in a certain sequence. To create a permanent map in your brain and nervous system you need to repeat the motion many times until it is ingrained in your muscles and your brain. The primary objective of motor learning is to train the movement rather than the muscle. Once the movement has been taught, the athletic performance of a runner must be improved until it is imperative in the pursuit of excellence and in injury prevention. The neuromuscular system then has to be stimulated to recruit and contract motor units simultaneously and to increase the strength of the contraction. Biological Factors Affecting Runners:
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- BBC (2010). The Science Behind How You Run. Retrieved March 6, 2013 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/in_the_gym/features/newsid_3645000/3645950.stm