Track and Field

[thereid]

Do any of you do it?
Can it benefit tricking?
What are your general ideas about it?

EDIT:I mean running/sprinting/hurdling/high & long jump

[Scott]

What events? And no, I don't do any track and field stuff.

Running long distance wouldn't help tricking since tricking is usually an explosion followed by a rest, but sprinting might since it is similar in that respect.

The events like discus are cool, I don't really like running though.

[chicanerous]

The short distance sprints and the leaping events will have the most benefit to your tricking.

[ArmouredNinja]

I love track, it's my main sport. :good:

The things that would probably benefit most would be sprinting and jumping. I'm really good at long jump and triple jump, so it's easy for me to get a lot of spring for tricks. Especially any front tumbling, my front tucks fly over people.

And sprinting could help because being fast can help to create a lot of momentum for a trick, therefore being able to get more height, and being able to spin faster, or transition into a trick faster.

But the jumping would be the most beneficial track specialty that would help in the cross-over to tricking.

[thereid]

I wanted to start being able to jump over things like cars and such like Tony Jaa in Ong Bak. What type of excercises would benefit best for that? Or should I just practice jumping a lot?

[compleks]

Read Chic's sticky guide.

You need to develop strength and power through weight training and plyometrics. Alot of jumping would be great, but combined with proper resistance training you will get even better results.

[anfeyd]

The thing that would benefit your tricking the most is tricking.

[Kon-El]

i just wanted to mention that a lot of guys i know who did track in highschool got really good verts and strength, read chic's guide and always do your own research, but getting on the track team could actually help a lot, since most coaches make their athletes lift heavy and train with good periodization, theyre not always so strict on form though so be cautious of that yourself.
bottom line is, you could do it yourself, but for many getting on a formal team would ensure they train hard and consistently.

[chicanerous]

If you want to jump high: squats, deadlifts, Olympic pulls, jumping. That's the secret!

[thereid]

Thanks everyone, I will follow Chicanerous' sticky thread advice. But could you explain what olympic pulls are? I searched for it but didn't find a good description.

[chicanerous]

Thanks everyone, I will follow Chicanerous' sticky thread advice. But could you explain what olympic pulls are? I searched for it but didn't find a good description.
Clean, snatch, power clean, power snatch, hang clean, hang snatch, hang power clean, hang power snatch, clean pull, hang clean pull, snatch pull, hang snatch pull, jump shrug.

[compleks]

Haha.

[Ashtar]

The highest number I ever got in track was a 4 for the 800m or something like that. Track events are pretty cool, training for them is neat.