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Can You Be Too Strong For Badminton? #badminton #jonatanchristie #bwf
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If you purely compare the physique of
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these two athletes, who do you think
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moves faster and bouncier on court?
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Naturally, people may gravitate to the
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one with more muscle, as more muscle
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usually means more power.
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But in this case, Victor Lye is actually
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the one who moves better on court in our
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opinion. And here's why. Victor Lye's
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movements are more light
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because they focus more on tendon
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repulsion rather than Jonatan Christie,
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who focuses more on strong muscular
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push-offs. And in the case of the
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Achilles [music] tendon, which can
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return up to 60% of mechanical energy in
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sprinting and similar movements as ones
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we'll see on court, you can see how you
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must utilize the tendon to move
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efficiently.
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Now, you definitely can train this
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through activities like skipping and
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plyometrics
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>> that focus on minimal ground contact and
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fast rebounding, but much of it is also
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genetics. This isn't to say that
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Christie is inconsistent or loses solely
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because of how he moves, because many
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top players like Axelsen and Chen Long
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move more strongly, but have adjusted
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their styles to complement their
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movement. Christie's style actually
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fights against how he inherently moves
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on court.
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>> So, click here if you want to learn more
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