Contents

Visit our Store

Trusted by professional athletes worldwide, 1080 Motion helps you maximize performance with cutting-edge resistance training technology.
Shop Now

Episode 117: David Weck

Weck 2
Share this

Summary

David discusses a topic that is a staple of his method: the role of the pulsing and spiraling action of the arms (and the human body as a whole) in being as fast as possible. He gets deep into the number of times experts look at the world’s fastest competitors and lists what they are…

David Weck is a biomechanist and inventor who specializes in the study of human movement and locomotion. He created a training and performance system called the WeckMethod and is the CEO and Founder of BOSU Fitness. David has invented the BOSU Balance Trainer, the new WeckMethod BOSU Elite, and the RMT Club. His inventions focus on building the rotational, pulsing, and coiling abilities of the athlete.

Weck has in-depth knowledge of the feet in relation to athletic performance, with a focus on the natural human function of locomotive abilities of each athlete. He has worked in the fitness field for more than 22 years and has helped people of all fitness levels from multiple sports. He holds a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College (Massachusetts), where he played football and competed as a sprinter on the track and field team. He also holds a degree in traditional Chinese medicine in the area of acupuncture and Oriental medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

David discusses a topic that is a staple of his method: the role of the pulsing and spiraling action of the arms (and the human body as a whole) in being as fast as possible. He gets deep into the number of times experts look at the world’s fastest competitors and lists what they are doing right as “wrong.” He gives us a deep look into the “pulse” action of the arms in running, principles of utilizing the fascial system in locomotion, pressurization in movement, and how to use asymmetry rather than destroy it.

In this podcast, David Weck and Joel discuss:

  • The power of the double pulse technique.
  • The impact of the fascial system on speed and power.
  • Implications of pronation and supination in muscle length and shortening and body rotation.
  • Using the hands to increase power into the ground to increase speed.
  • Pulsing out of the blocks, as opposed to pushing.

Podcast total run time is 1:29:08.

Keywords: asymmetry, speed, track and field, double pulse

Author

  • Mark Hoover

    Mark Hoover works for SimpliFaster in a coaching and technical consulting capacity and is the Director of Athletic Performance at Metrolina Christian Academy in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Coach Hoover started his career coaching football at both the high school and NCAA levels. After spending nearly 20 years in the dual role of sport coach/strength coach (including 11 years as a head football coach), he made the transition to full-time strength and conditioning in 2015.

    Coach Hoover holds bachelor’s degrees in communications and physical education and is fully certified in K–12 social studies and physical education. He is currently pursuing an MS in Exercise Science. He is a USAW Level 1 and 2 Certified Advanced Sports Performance Coach, as well as an NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist.

    View all posts

Leave the first comment

Weck 2
Table of Contents

Episode 117: David Weck

Share this

David Weck is a biomechanist and inventor who specializes in the study of human movement and locomotion. He created a training and performance system called the WeckMethod and is the CEO and Founder of BOSU Fitness. David has invented the BOSU Balance Trainer, the new WeckMethod BOSU Elite, and the RMT Club. His inventions focus on building the rotational, pulsing, and coiling abilities of the athlete.

Weck has in-depth knowledge of the feet in relation to athletic performance, with a focus on the natural human function of locomotive abilities of each athlete. He has worked in the fitness field for more than 22 years and has helped people of all fitness levels from multiple sports. He holds a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College (Massachusetts), where he played football and competed as a sprinter on the track and field team. He also holds a degree in traditional Chinese medicine in the area of acupuncture and Oriental medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

David discusses a topic that is a staple of his method: the role of the pulsing and spiraling action of the arms (and the human body as a whole) in being as fast as possible. He gets deep into the number of times experts look at the world’s fastest competitors and lists what they are doing right as “wrong.” He gives us a deep look into the “pulse” action of the arms in running, principles of utilizing the fascial system in locomotion, pressurization in movement, and how to use asymmetry rather than destroy it.

In this podcast, David Weck and Joel discuss:

  • The power of the double pulse technique.
  • The impact of the fascial system on speed and power.
  • Implications of pronation and supination in muscle length and shortening and body rotation.
  • Using the hands to increase power into the ground to increase speed.
  • Pulsing out of the blocks, as opposed to pushing.

Podcast total run time is 1:29:08.

Keywords: asymmetry, speed, track and field, double pulse

Author

  • Mark Hoover

    Mark Hoover works for SimpliFaster in a coaching and technical consulting capacity and is the Director of Athletic Performance at Metrolina Christian Academy in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Coach Hoover started his career coaching football at both the high school and NCAA levels. After spending nearly 20 years in the dual role of sport coach/strength coach (including 11 years as a head football coach), he made the transition to full-time strength and conditioning in 2015.

    Coach Hoover holds bachelor’s degrees in communications and physical education and is fully certified in K–12 social studies and physical education. He is currently pursuing an MS in Exercise Science. He is a USAW Level 1 and 2 Certified Advanced Sports Performance Coach, as well as an NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist.

    View all posts

Leave the first comment

Trending Resources

A high jumper in mid-air arches over a yellow bar during a jump. Text overlays the image: Building a Better High Jump: A Review of Stride Patterns – Noah Kaminsky.|Bar chart comparing 1st

Building a Better High Jump: A Review of Stride Patterns

Five female athletes in matching purple track uniforms and a male coach stand together and smile for a group photo. Text over the image reads: “How We Got Our First Sprint Relays to State in Program History.”.|Five female athletes in matching purple uniforms with yellow designs and numbered bibs stand smiling with their arms around each other. A man in a purple hoodie stands on the right. They are indoors on a gym floor.|Four young women in matching athletic uniforms smile and pose together on a sports field

How We Got Our First Sprint Relays to State in Program History

Text on a desk background reads: Science

Science, Dogma, and Effective Practice in S&C

A smiling bald man with a beard is shown next to the Rapid Fire Powered by SimpliFaster logo, with text reading Episode 16 George Greene on a white and black background.

Rapid Fire—Episode #16 Featuring George Greene: Holistic Athlete Management

Contents

Browse By Topics