With Olympic games taking place in August, Scientific American looks at Professor Peter Weyand’s research on the biomechanics of sprinting and how these athletes achieve incredible speed.
The article depicts how Weyand and his team at the Locomotor Performance Lab study the stride of Olympian Mike Rodgers. Read more from SMU Research. The full story is available from Scientific American behind a paywall.
Dr. Weyand holds the Glenn Simmons Endowed Professorship in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. He also directs the Locomotor Performance Lab at SMU.