A. Researchholdsthekeytosuccess
B. Researchonindividualstylesimprovesperformance
C. WhatdoestheOlympicMottoMean?
D. Newequipmenthasmadeadifference
AB.Futurepersonalizedprogramsmightbeofhelptoathletes
AC.Istherealimittorecord-breaking?
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Aworldrecordiseveryathlete’sdreambutthehard-wonrecordsofafewyearsagoaremostlyjusttoday’squalifyingtimes.RogerBannister’sfamousfour-minutemileof1956hasbeenbeatenbynearly15secondswhilealmostanhourandtwentyminuteshasbeentakenoffthewomen’smarathonsince1953“Fasterhigherstronger”istheOlympicmottoandtoday’scompetitorscontinuetopushbacktheboundariesofwhatthebodycanachieve.Butonewondersifthiscancontinue.
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Thelastfortyyearshaveseenmanyimportanttechnologicaladvances.Forexamplesincetheintroductionofstrongflexiblefiberglasspolesoverameterhasbeenaddedtothepolevaultrecord.Therehavealsobeenimportantdevelopmentsinthedesignoftherunningshoes.Andwhileashoewon’tactuallymakesomeonerunfastermodernshoesdomeanmanymoremilesofcomfortableinjury-freetraining.
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Pushingbackthelimitsnowdependsmoreonsciencetechnologyandmedicinethananythingelse.Athletictechniquetrainingprogramsanddietsareallbeingstudiedtofindwaysoftakingafewmoresecondsofforaddingafewmorecentimeterstothatelusiverecord.Itseemsthatnaturalabilityandhardworkarenolongerenough.
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Thesearchtofindmoreefficientwayofmovinggoeson.Analysisofanathlete’sstyleisparticularlyusefulforeventslikejumpingandthrowing.Studiesshowthatlongjumpersneedtoconcentratenotonthespeedofapproachasoncethoughtbutontheangletheirbodiesmakewiththegroundastheytakeoff.Howevertherulesgoverningeachsportlimitadvancesachievedbynewstyles.Forinstanceonlyone-footedtake-offsareallowedinthehighjump.
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Inthefutureitshouldbepossibletodevelopamoreindividualapproachtotrainingprogr