Body Mechanics: Locking the Joints

icontek, I myself is annoyed by repetetive knowledge, but b/c of the quantity of posts...I can see some ppl r unaware of what I have repeatedly posted earlier. 

sid

sidofmillenium wrote: icontek, I myself is annoyed by repetetive knowledge

sideofmillionium, we ourselfs b outraged by repitititive ignorunce.

sidofmillenium wrote: from the very beginning in this discussion forum, ur very intention has been to create a mockery out of me...

i don thik u nead any halp thar.


All kidding aside:
-Understanding only happens after reading comprehension.
-You have to walk before you can run.

The only thing you got was a lesson in how little you actually know.  There is nothing wrong with wanting to post but in the future put more thought and practice in what you are going to type and do some research so your facts are more in a straight line.

sidofmillenium wrote: heimdallalso, from the very beginning in this discussion forum, ur very intention has been to create a mockery out of me...I dont understand y u r even participating in this thread since u seem to be interested in nothing but to see me go down.   bull_harrier, I never asked u stop responding, from the very beginning, your intention has been to help me...but figgie and heimdallalso...not very sure.  Anyways, well ofcourse I agree with you, when my veins r dilated to allow the blood flow to first enter, then they thin for it travel faster...similarly, how my nose thickens to allow more oxygen, but when exhaling, then thin to allow most oxygen out in minimum time.  If I knew everything I m talking about, I would have created this thread.    So as I m inhaling...I m completely relaxed, then I tighten right before the execution to thin the veins...then, I relax my muscles and stop all the other activites like breathing for focus on the stroke during execution, and then I exhale, to quickly catch some oxygen again through inhaling after co2 has came out.

Of course you didn't ask me to stop posting, I haven't been because i have a job that requires a lot of time and i do this as a volunteer because i enjoy this. Even if you did ask me to stop i wouldn't hold your breath. 

Apparently you don't understand anything about how the body works and have ignored posts from earlier.  If you want to increase flow rate hollow organs need to dilate not constrict. Yeah tightening a pipe increases resistance and pressure but at the same time requires more effort to pump and move the water, therefore more energy.  You absolutely ignored what was posted earlier, increase diameter = more flow.  Decreased diameter = more resistance and decreased flow therefore more effort to make blood flow, same with your airways.  Your darn nostrils don't constrict in order to move more air in and also exhaling oxygen, i'm starting to think you may not get enough oxygen on a daily basis.  You tighten muscles to thin veins, elaborate and enlighten me on how exactly this is helping you perform a stroke better?

tomas.gt wrote: I think: to release the power in shots you need to have stable(fixed, maybe locked) point from where the power goes. If you "lock" (i dont understand that fully) shoulder and move your hand and arm, locked shoulder acts like a brick, so the energy cannot transfer through the shoulder into the body. If you didnt lock, energy would be spread and wasted in your body (damped). Locked shoulder directs the power into your arm and hand. Maybe this is it. In tabletennis, the stable point or a brick is between the floor and our feet. This is why Kreanga said that. The power starts from legs (well i would rather say hips) and spreads towards shoulder and arm (while getting stronger with help of other muscles), not in opposite direction - there is ground that prevents the energy to go through. With tightened shoulder you get some effect, but this effect is limited. You can achieve larger effect if you move that brick on the floor. I would say this is something related to 3rd Newton!s law - the reason why to have one fixed point - you call it a brick.

This sounds reasonable to me.

The direction of energy flow should start from the ground, then up to the feet, leg, hip, waist, shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, palm and finally finger. Lately I am doing a lot of this kind of practice making sure my energy comes from the ground and my feet. The reaction of ground due to the weight of my whole body acting on the ground initiates the flow of energy. The principle of action and reaction works.