08-11-2020, 09:22 AM
I hate to beat a dead horse, but I also hate to listen to snark from a person who has no idea what he is taking about.
There is little load on the foot during a leap because the thigh muscles already have the body weight moving before the foot even flexes. A leap is nothing like the force of a constant load. If you don't believe me then just check out the difference between jumping 10 times and doing a set of ten calf raises with your full body weight.
And he did not leap 44 inches. He jumped a couple of feet and the rest of the distance was him just bending his knees to raise his feet.
There is little load on the foot during a leap because the thigh muscles already have the body weight moving before the foot even flexes. A leap is nothing like the force of a constant load. If you don't believe me then just check out the difference between jumping 10 times and doing a set of ten calf raises with your full body weight.
And he did not leap 44 inches. He jumped a couple of feet and the rest of the distance was him just bending his knees to raise his feet.
