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Koningkrush · 07-22-2015, 11:35 PM

Simulation is really complex and difficult, so this is probably a fruitless endeavor. It would still be nice to be somewhat close to real life though.

In real life, being well trained in a physical feat is only a small amount of it. It mostly all comes from how fast and powerful your body is, not how good your form is. I couldn't spend my entire life practicing form and studying textbooks on body mechanics just to jump out of my chair and break the world record without any physical ability. It pretty much comes down to two things.

-Basic move/strength/etc. (including sprinting/extra effort/whatever) should be able to bring you to a maximum of around 80% of a world record.
-Proper training and mastery with body mechanics should fill in the rest of the 20% to bring you up to the best a person could possibly manage.

07-22-2015, 11:35 PM	#9
Koningkrush Join Date: Dec 2014	Re: Broad jumps compared to world record. Simulation is really complex and difficult, so this is probably a fruitless endeavor. It would still be nice to be somewhat close to real life though. In real life, being well trained in a physical feat is only a small amount of it. It mostly all comes from how fast and powerful your body is, not how good your form is. I couldn't spend my entire life practicing form and studying textbooks on body mechanics just to jump out of my chair and break the world record without any physical ability. It pretty much comes down to two things. -Basic move/strength/etc. (including sprinting/extra effort/whatever) should be able to bring you to a maximum of around 80% of a world record. -Proper training and mastery with body mechanics should fill in the rest of the 20% to bring you up to the best a person could possibly manage.