Sumo

2-D VS 3-D Analysis Mechanical work and predicted energy expenditure was also quantified. A secondary purpose was to compare kinematic and kinetic calculations between 2-D and 3-D analyses for both sumo and conventional deadlifts. Two 60-Hz video cameras recorded 12 sumo and 12 conventional style lifters during a national powerlifting championship. Parameters were quantified at barbell liftoff (LO), at the instant the barbell passed the knees (KP), and at lift completion. Unpaired t-tests (P…

In this style of deadlift there is considerably less leg movement than the sumo deadlift. Characteristics of the conventional style deadlift include a close “vertical jump” width stance, with the hands outside of the legs, and a horizontal back angle. The conventional method requires the feet turned only slightly on the sagittal plane. In the conventional style deadlift, the back joint angle is much greater than the sumo lift, which can create a higher degree of lumbar loading. This may sound…

When people mention the word obesity, what comes to mind? It has always been associated with negativity even with, but not limited to, laziness, poor choices, passiveness, and many more undesirable words. Society has always been known to point to those who are easily vulnerable. Throughout the many years, obesity has been mentioned several times. From commercials, newspaper articles about losing weight, poor diets, and inadequate methods of exercise. Many shows like the Biggest Loser, Celebrity…

Chapter 1: What do School Teachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? The authors describe how many people that are generally honest tend to find cunning ways of cheating to advance their position and gain recognition when incentives are strong. The book describes an incentive as an objective that urges people to do more good things or less of bad things. It also talks about three different incentives (Economic incentives, Social incentives, and Moral incentives).Economic incentives are…

Competition and efficiency are two things that tend to sometimes go hand in hand because when there is competition work is usually has a lot of efficiency. However, when something is efficient it is not always competitive. I believe that healthy competition is good and that it leads to a more efficient and effective work ethic. In Freakonomics, authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, write about competition and how people feel as they are forced under certain pressures to have a certain…

Geishas, Anime, Manga, J-Pop, what do they all have in common? Japanese culture. Japanese culture combines influences from Asia, Europe, and North America. In my opinion, Japanese culture is more unique than the others. They have similar interest as the United States. Geisha’s, sports, Anime, and music are the defining elements when one thinks about Japanese culture. A geisha is a traditional Japanese entertainer. The appearance of a geisha is a white base with red lipstick and red and…

different variations of the deadlift other than the standard conventional and sumo stance deadlift. The main variations used by powerlifters and regular gym goers are the conventional and sumo stance deadlifts. The main difference between the conventional and sumo deadlift is the stance taken. The conventional deadlift requires a shoulder width stance with arms on the outside of the thighs (1, 4, 10, 11). While the sumo deadlift takes a wide stance with a hand grip that results in the arms…

how cheating impact the sumo industry. When I was reading this section it reminded me a news about the Indonesian national soccer was suspended from the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) and would not be able to compete in world cup qualifier. This is because of corruption, according to an article that I read, few years ago, stated that the team bribed the referee to let them win. Connect back to this book, it relates back to what’s happening in sumo industry (bribing,…

to greater lengths than ever before. This could range from organized gambling to player selection. Maximizing gambling does have its consequences if fights are rigged. For example, Statistical analysis of Japanese sumo wrestling discovered fixed fights (Data, data everywhere). That sumo wrestling league tried to maximize betting gains by rigging fights; doing so created statistically unlikely occurrences of fight results. In that situation, Statistics provided a means of stopping a corrupt…

The purpose of the introduction is to introduce you to the idea of Freakonomics and how this method of thinking is relative to many instances of the modern world. How many statistics or instances can be explained from a rooted event. Using examples such as elections, house sales, and crime. This kind of thinking can also be brought to the sale of things like tissues, things so simplistic in life that could be favored for their containers vs. actual quality. Or something such as the sale of cars,…