Horizontal Force vs Vertical Force 

In todays topic we will discuss about most debated topic which force is more important in sprinting whether its vertical force or horizontal force or both forces contributes to reaching your potential speed in sprinting.

Some researchers and coaches claims one force is superior to other. So by using some researches we will look and try to understand the importance of these mentioned forces in sprinting.

Now lets dive into the topic

Its very clear if you want to achieve top speed so you need to apply large amount to force to the ground within minimum amount of time and in correct direction.  

Now lets talk about different types of forces in sprinting.

1) Ground Reaction Force(GRF) - GFR are the forces exerted by the ground on the body of the athlete which is occurred when athlete's strikes the ground.

2) Vertical Force - Vertical forces are the forces which is applied by the athlete's to the ground and returned as GFR, which is directed in a vertical direction.

3) Horizontal Force - Horizontal forces are the forces which is applied by the athlete's to the ground and returned as GFR, which is directed in a horizontal direction.

4) Total Force - The total amount of force produced by the athlete during sprinting in each strides regardless of the direction.

5) Resultant Force - Total force that produce an acceleration of an object when combining forces acting in multiple vector or directions.

6) Ration of Force (rF) - Horizontal GRF relative to resultant GRF, or the proportion of resultant force which is directed horizontally.

7) Decrease in Ration of Force (Drf) - Drf is the linear decrease in the ratio of force which all athletes exhibit as running velocities increases. This describes the reduction in the proportion of resultant forces which are directed horizontally as athletes accelerates.

Conclusion :- If you want to sprint faster, athletes need to produce large amount of ground reaction force in order to overcome from gravity and air resistance to lift the athlete off the ground and propel them forward through the air. So the athlete who can produce the large amount of forces in the shortest amount of time in correct direction will run faster

Hope you like these info i will continue this topic with in 2 days. till then read and understand these basics so that later we can talk more in depth........................................