Components of Fitness for Long Jump

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Components of Fitness

Sport: Athletics

Event: Long Jump

Competing

A long jumper has a high mesomorph score as they have quite a muscular body, strong thighs, core strength and little body fat. As a long jumper it is ideal to have fast twitch muscle fibres as you need to have a fast run up. The reason for this is the speed which you perform on the run way will convert into the distance in the pit. In addition speed comes into the actual jump as the time it takes from you lead leg taking off from the board to it reaching a ninety degree angle in the air needs to be quick yet controlled. This can be improved my continuous practice of the movement. Flexibility is required to do this to the best of your ability. A good warm up is included in having good suppleness as your muscles need to be stretched fully to ensure that no injuries are attained, as this will hinder your long jump career. Some long jumpers rely on pure technique as they have slow twitch muscle fibres and it is hard to train them and convert them into fast twitch