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  • Ben Johnson is the ultimate running machine. His explosive start is more like a horizontal leap; each stride uses enough energy to light up a city block, and his top speed is 43 kilometres per hour. Training four hours a day for 11 years doesn't hurt, either. In 1987, In this clip, scientists, coaches and computers try to comprehend the physics of a man who can outrun every person on the planet.
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Komentáře • 210

  • @berbanedash7935
    @berbanedash7935 Před 5 lety +62

    Drug or no drug, Ben Johnson was a rare and unique specimen. His start was blinding

  • @kudzaingozo-chapata8079
    @kudzaingozo-chapata8079 Před rokem +6

    Ben Johnson to this day and going forward, was the best explosive starter of all time, unmatched.

  • @toddhanus5186
    @toddhanus5186 Před 10 lety +75

    Ben took steriods but so were 80% of all sprinters back then. If everyone else was doing them then why not. Fair is fair. He my favorite sprinter of all time.

    • @noelito7855
      @noelito7855 Před 4 lety +8

      90% even..

    • @Tom-kx9mn
      @Tom-kx9mn Před 4 lety +5

      Yes, if we’re talking about Olympic sprinters. It was at least 90% overall and 100% of Americans and Eastern Europeans

    • @wickedwaiata2939
      @wickedwaiata2939 Před 4 lety +2

      My Fav too ... not a sore loser or loud mouth

    • @dynamite25567
      @dynamite25567 Před 3 lety +2

      Defo much preferred him to Carl Lewis

    • @2kh22a
      @2kh22a Před 2 lety +1

      He was the fall guy. I feel bad for him. He was indeed a specimen.

  • @xHHSGx
    @xHHSGx Před 7 lety +57

    I was born after Ben Johnson's 1988 race, but looking back I realize he is the greatest sprinter of all time.

    • @success5083
      @success5083 Před 6 lety +5

      Facts

    • @ykd818
      @ykd818 Před 5 lety +5

      Yes! The best Canadian sprinter of all time. But can't hold a candle to The Great Usain Bolt or many other US and Jamaican sprinters

    • @ty21st
      @ty21st Před 5 lety +4

      Usain bolt is

    • @WorldLeader12345
      @WorldLeader12345 Před 4 lety +3

      Tim Brown Bolt ran a 9.58, he’s easily faster.

    • @BigLadGreen
      @BigLadGreen Před 4 lety +6

      Uptown Scorer Ben Johnson ran 9.79 back then. Bolt had 20years of better technology and better steroids to help him.

  • @okbluejays2232
    @okbluejays2232 Před 8 lety +46

    best sprinter ever,

    • @emmanueloluga9770
      @emmanueloluga9770 Před 7 lety +8

      KEEP LYING TO YOURSELF...ALL TOP ATHLETES ARE ON STEROIDS AND THAT'S NOT A BAD THING, THE BAD THING IS THAT THEY ARE VILIFIED FOR IT SO THEY HAVE TO LIE

    • @user-co1gi7yd2r
      @user-co1gi7yd2r Před 4 lety

      orhema oluga exactly

    • @datosayvarel8981
      @datosayvarel8981 Před 4 lety

      @SavageArfad mogityan dedismuteli

  • @pollar007
    @pollar007 Před 8 lety +7

    Ben Johnson The Great.

  • @yawnocdivad
    @yawnocdivad Před 2 lety +4

    Are there any other sprinters today using the same start technique as he used? It’s a fascinating concept, feet closer together with an explosive double leg push to start. Increased power off the blocks has got to give a competitive advantage. I can’t believe nobody picked up on that & ran with it. Pun intended.

  • @frank-yo7wf
    @frank-yo7wf Před rokem +1

    this is the greatest cardiovascular; stress reliever known to man.

  • @dafreshprinceof703
    @dafreshprinceof703 Před 7 lety +6

    Great sprinter ever... LEGEND!

  • @berbanedash7935
    @berbanedash7935 Před rokem +1

    Ben Johnson was blindingly quick out of the blocks. If you are not confident he will intimidate you

  • @fabrix7907
    @fabrix7907 Před 3 lety +2

    He was and still is the fastest man on the planet.

  • @Speedyy10
    @Speedyy10 Před 11 lety +4

    Theres a documentary of the 1988 olmypic race where all the sprinter talk about the drugs. its called 9.79 documentary. Ben is the best

  • @Hever73
    @Hever73 Před 5 lety +7

    I like this Canadian sprinter much better than villain Carl Lewis whom was on dope also before '84!

  • @LVSWTZ
    @LVSWTZ Před 12 lety +1

    CBC's Geof Gowan. Greatest Track Comentator Ever Loved when called Ben's WR Race at Seoul 1988
    " Spirinting Perfection Personified Ben Johnson of Canada"

  • @shinasa12000
    @shinasa12000 Před 4 lety +3

    Still the fastest drive phase, especially the first 3 steps.

  • @imsogrimX
    @imsogrimX Před rokem +1

    In this day and age with the technology. Ben Johnson would easily run a 9.3. Just look at the force he could generate

  • @ultrastandphoenix1883
    @ultrastandphoenix1883 Před 3 lety +2

    Ben was my coach .as well as mr Charlie Francis. Both geniuses at the sport .

  • @Nilan6
    @Nilan6 Před 12 lety +2

    @gottfried09 True that. Ben and his coach Charlie are the unsung heroes of modern day sprint training

  • @shaquillebrahm900
    @shaquillebrahm900 Před 10 lety

    He still one of the greatest for me

  • @kranmaster
    @kranmaster Před 4 měsíci

    What a shame we never got to see the best of this man because of world sporting politics.

  • @LVSWTZ
    @LVSWTZ Před 12 lety +2

    Charley was Genious Ben was Fearless. the Dynamic Duo.

  • @valentinotera3244
    @valentinotera3244 Před 4 lety +1

    GOAT sprinter. Not even arguable.

    • @sinsin1697
      @sinsin1697 Před 3 lety

      You just as delusional as the cow that jumped over the moon

  • @dwightdavis6652
    @dwightdavis6652 Před 5 lety

    Still the best' Ben Johnson has the record

  • @berbanedash7935
    @berbanedash7935 Před rokem

    Man leaves the blocks so quickly thst he manipulates the starter mechanisms. WOW!!

  • @vicenteroldan6092
    @vicenteroldan6092 Před 5 lety +1

    I'm agree ben johnson is the best

  • @429kostas
    @429kostas Před 10 lety +26

    best row talent ever ...maybe in the same level or better than usain

    • @429kostas
      @429kostas Před 9 lety +4

      We never gonna know for sure.I believe that his was by far the best in 60m and he could be close to bolt in max speed.But who knows?

    • @MrBusunglueck
      @MrBusunglueck Před 9 lety

      429kostas bolt is absolutely clean. all of you are haters. why should he not run 9,58 clean.?

    • @MrBusunglueck
      @MrBusunglueck Před 9 lety

      *****
      boy... your not very good at spotting sarcasm are you?

    • @MrBusunglueck
      @MrBusunglueck Před 9 lety

      *****
      trolling does work on youtube though. i was just curious whether or not someone would be stupid enough to believe i was serious.

    • @MrBusunglueck
      @MrBusunglueck Před 9 lety

      *****
      it was so obvious really i thought that anyone with a brain would spot it.

  • @bharatchinchu3703
    @bharatchinchu3703 Před 10 lety

    ben is great

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci

    Ground a+

  • @amarmirza08
    @amarmirza08 Před 10 lety +5

    Anabolic steroids are hormones which activate the bodies muscle buliding response. More muscle allows you to generate more power which allows for faster sprinting.... It really isn't that complicated.

  • @keithk2649
    @keithk2649 Před 3 lety +1

    Charlie the GOAT

  • @NoxDies
    @NoxDies Před 12 lety

    a not-so-subtle jab

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci

    Intel intellect

  • @Nilan6
    @Nilan6 Před 13 lety +2

    Ben Johnson....the original Usain Bolt!

  • @tajaun3467
    @tajaun3467 Před 2 lety +1

    Dope or not, he was still great, as he was beating Carl Lewis, a known doper who failed 3 drug tests and was allowed to compete by USADA.

  • @avinash301089
    @avinash301089 Před 10 lety

    same here..

  • @EliHank
    @EliHank Před 7 lety +5

    2:12 I'm too immature for this...
    wtf

  • @frank-yo7wf
    @frank-yo7wf Před rokem +1

    ;an different position on the field;

  • @frank-yo7wf
    @frank-yo7wf Před rokem +1

    ;Huge Chief Toke. Uncle Coffee.

  • @GregGottfried
    @GregGottfried Před 13 lety +2

    @Nilan6 Although Ben doesn't get nearly as much credit as Usain. Such a shame

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 9 měsíci

    Wed never be able to throw up

  • @Frankprane-lo3yf
    @Frankprane-lo3yf Před rokem

    Tequila stomach warm;bark extract; it runs an headhot

  • @UFCtrainer
    @UFCtrainer Před 13 lety

    not able to FACEBOOK this article , ironical

  • @frank-yo7wf
    @frank-yo7wf Před rokem +1

    *MLB(thank you)

  • @Lo71987
    @Lo71987 Před 12 lety

    I want him to teach me how he starts like that.

  • @Solnyne
    @Solnyne Před 11 lety +3

    I noticed that no one never mention the East German women dominating the sprints during the 70s and beginning to mid 80s...

    • @ejones3157
      @ejones3157 Před 4 lety

      They literally talk about it constantly.

  • @praneorfrank-qh3pl
    @praneorfrank-qh3pl Před rokem

    left handed tobacco;yes Sir;

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci

    Wakes 110 percent animal

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci

    If you have one

  • @jamesberry53
    @jamesberry53 Před 11 lety

    dont agree with francis' statement about sprinting being the most competitive sport... still an interesting video, young sprinters and coaches take notes, these two were arguably the best ever

  • @vincenzocox9324
    @vincenzocox9324 Před 8 lety +1

    When you KNOW and can easily and comfortably predict a sprint world record - that's not normal. You obviously know something that everyone else doesn't. That's like telling people you are going to win the lottery next month - AND the amount.... Lol COME ON MAN.

    • @stevenscummy1458
      @stevenscummy1458 Před 7 lety +4

      Not really, the sprinters compete against each other every year so they pretty much know each other. Usain Bolt definitely knew he could break it

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci

    T-mobile lutenient salute

  • @realtan9026
    @realtan9026 Před 2 lety

    Usain bolt is best of all time ben Johnson is very close second very underated scape goat also ben we are proud of you

  • @stevenscummy1458
    @stevenscummy1458 Před 7 lety +7

    Imagine if Ben Johnson was 6'5 like Usain Bolt

    • @stevenscummy1458
      @stevenscummy1458 Před 7 lety

      ***** Haha true, same proportions and power proportions

    • @success5083
      @success5083 Před 6 lety +1

      8.71

    • @BreuckelensFinest
      @BreuckelensFinest Před 6 lety +2

      Steven Scummy Height has very little to do with speed. This isn't why Usain Bolt ran fast. There are many world class sprinters that are Usain's height and none of them are even remotely as fast as Christian Coleman 5'8" or Yohan Blake 5'11". Speed has to do with proper training, stride frequency, stride power, form & body mastery. Again it has very little to do with height!

    • @user-co1gi7yd2r
      @user-co1gi7yd2r Před 4 lety

      BreuckelensFinest ben had i think 5 more strides in his run compared to 9,58

    • @elijahebbert6884
      @elijahebbert6884 Před 3 lety

      @@user-co1gi7yd2r but he also had faster turnover

  • @praneorfrank-qh3pl
    @praneorfrank-qh3pl Před rokem

    I falled in the river winter;Wabash current rip tide;need an Air Conditioner?;?

  • @Leonidas-eu9bb
    @Leonidas-eu9bb Před rokem

    how much power watts? i don't understand it

  • @tonyharris2849
    @tonyharris2849 Před 4 lety

    You have to look at this whole scenario scientifically Ben Johnson for black man with a lot of melanin fast twitch muscles and a highly-charged nervous system drugs are just a small factor if they were a big factor pinwheel records would not last Ben Johnson it's just simply a superior athlete blessed with all is needed for a great Sprinter

  • @Tichenor-rc8eg
    @Tichenor-rc8eg Před 11 měsíci

    I don't throw weight's around on dope;

  • @WISHBONEL7
    @WISHBONEL7 Před 3 lety

    The guy is wrong at the :25 second mark , because the *brain* and the spinal cord comprise the central nervous system .

  • @DortmunderTdmt
    @DortmunderTdmt Před 11 lety +2

    we're talkin' here about a low/mid 9.6 sprinter if he was competin' today,absolutely no doubt

  • @myurick988
    @myurick988 Před 3 lety

    Coach: "It is purely physical, no tactics involved."
    Doctor with syringe full of steroids: "Step aside."

    • @yawnocdivad
      @yawnocdivad Před 2 lety

      “Step aside!”? I think you mean “Hold my beer!”

  • @frank-yo7wf
    @frank-yo7wf Před rokem

    A+;extra point.On us. Bye;

  • @MrMa1981
    @MrMa1981 Před 6 lety

    GOAT!! I don't give a fuck about Bolt's records.

    • @Milky_Cum
      @Milky_Cum Před 6 lety +1

      Well nobody cares about your opions either 😊

    • @MrMa1981
      @MrMa1981 Před 6 lety +1

      eheh maybe! Anyway Ben>>Bolt FAAAX!! (sorry is my birthday) nowdays Big Ben would kick his assbanana out. His best 10 meters split ever was 0,81 sec with 1,3m/s wind in face. Bolt's 9:58 had a 10 meters best split of 0,82 second. Plus his dragster starts - even if that shit works only with him - and here we have the greatest sprinter of all time.

    • @abinvarkey2331
      @abinvarkey2331 Před 3 lety

      @@Milky_Cum I care and I'm sure many do ..ben was the best ...if he raced in the new era he would beat Usain

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci

    Hide the friday

  • @Frankprane-lo3yf
    @Frankprane-lo3yf Před rokem

    Ithaas an summerancestory

  • @Abdo_Madmax
    @Abdo_Madmax Před 2 lety +1

    Every elite sport man do steroids ... the talent first and the training second then steroids in the final process

  • @Tichenor-rc8eg
    @Tichenor-rc8eg Před 11 měsíci

    Time Frank...

  • @franktichenor-pb3ub
    @franktichenor-pb3ub Před rokem

    USA Cheerleader Association. AHA HAHAHA! (Lawyer).

  • @KX5Kat
    @KX5Kat Před 7 lety

    This is when sprinters started getting deceived, by hacking the gym, trying to bench, squat and deadlift more and more, thinking that was going to make them faster.

    • @KINGKROSBYSKINGDOM
      @KINGKROSBYSKINGDOM Před 6 lety

      yeah its all lower body strength uperbody isnt needed

    • @KX5Kat
      @KX5Kat Před 6 lety +3

      You do need strength, a hell of a lot of it and yes, even in your upper body (particularly the shoulders, as the force of their swing counterbalances your forward lean during the drive and helps you get lower and accelerate faster). While heavy lifting does make you stronger, which is crucial to sprinting, Lifting weights is a double edged sword as it totally kills your impulse (ability to exert maximum force to the ground within 0.1 -0.2 seconds). By lifting, you're essentially rewiring your neuro pattern to fire slower (as it takes at least a second, longer if you're lifting near your max, to lift the load). End of the day, too much lifting heavy or lifting incorrectly WILL make you slower. It's also incredibly hard to get the impulse to fire quickly again.
      Heavy lifting is fine, as long as it's done properly, in moderation, and the vast majority of your training remains max speed sprinting.

    • @ianm8218
      @ianm8218 Před 2 lety +1

      Core strength is vital in sprinting

  • @tanishmalhotra5140
    @tanishmalhotra5140 Před 11 lety

    No, Ben Johnson is the original ben johnson, Bolt is the original Bolt!!

  • @Chrisman77
    @Chrisman77 Před 10 lety +23

    He could bench press over 400 pounds Lol

    • @calvin123killa
      @calvin123killa Před 8 lety +6

      lol!!Bolt has clocked at 44km/h and Ben is 43km/h remember he was running 9.79 in the 80's.An increase in technology will lead to better drugs and harder detection.Gay and Asafa were caught so it's safe to say that no athlete in the Olympics is clean they all have to dope at some point.Also technology leads to improved ntrition,training and track equipment like spikes and running surface.Lol!!Ben Johnson will smoke bolt in the 100meters but not 200meters.Remember the only athletes close to Bolt are Gatlin and Yohan Blake yet they can not match Ben Johnsons start so you are looking at a huge gap in the first meters of the race of which bolt will not close up ben can easily make up 1km/h in today's Era.Ben squats 3 times his body weight for reps

    • @75marklee
      @75marklee Před 6 lety +1

      u dont know what u are talking about assuming Johnson is 200 lbs u saying he can squat 600 lbs for reps thats bull shit granted he was a phenomenal athlete don't make him out like he's some kinda Ronnie Coleman

    • @75marklee
      @75marklee Před 6 lety +1

      i don't see it in this video and i see him benching maybe 2 plates or was that one ? dumbass

    • @75marklee
      @75marklee Před 6 lety +1

      i couldn't find any proof or a video u little bitch

    • @MrKarlozz
      @MrKarlozz Před 6 lety +4

      marky mark
      200 lbs? Ben weighed around 170 lol

  • @CobraAquinas
    @CobraAquinas Před 11 lety

    exactly if you see someone dominating a sport at an unreasonable rate 99% doping is involved

  • @Heromero001
    @Heromero001 Před 7 lety +1

    Johnson used Doping since 1981. Before he was not good

  • @anilpandey6923
    @anilpandey6923 Před 5 lety +2

    Such a shame

  • @karanSharma-wf6uu
    @karanSharma-wf6uu Před 6 lety

    G.O.A.T

  • @75marklee
    @75marklee Před 6 lety +2

    bench press over 400 lbs? the guy is amazing but i highly doubt could even get 315

  • @carlkinglewis
    @carlkinglewis Před 3 lety +2

    Carl Lewis Rules.

  • @Jescide
    @Jescide Před 6 lety

    or drugs

  • @DanPrinMan
    @DanPrinMan Před 11 lety

    I wonder what his 40 yard would have been. It's ALL about the start. And 10 yard?

  • @10johnny100
    @10johnny100 Před 11 lety

    after 100s of tests on bolt. he hasn't failed one. other runners get caught eg, blake , steve mullings ,etc

    • @mshieh70
      @mshieh70 Před 6 lety +3

      johnny taylor Lance Armstrong never failed the drug tests. Does not mean didn't take drugs.

    • @WorldLeader12345
      @WorldLeader12345 Před 4 lety

      m3c43 There’s no proof Bolt has taken any drugs, Armstrong failed a test & was caught, Bolt wasn’t.

    • @jugheadsrule
      @jugheadsrule Před 4 lety

      @@WorldLeader12345 Lel! How f-ing stupid are you? The proof is in the results. Naturals can't beat juicers. Gatlin caught twice. Jamaican athletics is as corrupt as the US and Russian athletics.

  • @avinash301089
    @avinash301089 Před 10 lety +1

    he took anabolics not stimulates....anabolics cn neva help u run faster ...but stimulates ..try a preworkout and feel it urself

  • @every1pro
    @every1pro Před 11 lety +1

    lol watch the documentary called 9.79. you will know the truth.

  • @franktichenor-qj8eo
    @franktichenor-qj8eo Před rokem +1

    ;program -d minus

  • @FrankTichnor-un4td
    @FrankTichnor-un4td Před 7 měsíci +1

    Intel;damn this stuff is an bipolar assessment

  • @XxALITISxX
    @XxALITISxX Před 8 lety +11

    "sprinters are born not made" i call bs

    • @raysprint4923
      @raysprint4923 Před 8 lety +1

      +XxALITISxX all elite have good genes

    • @lMobiuscidl
      @lMobiuscidl Před 8 lety +14

      Born and then polished.

    • @XxALITISxX
      @XxALITISxX Před 8 lety +1

      +Pablo Cid like i said i call bs

    • @lMobiuscidl
      @lMobiuscidl Před 8 lety +1

      XxALITISxX
      call what you want, that's not gonna change reality lol xD

    • @XxALITISxX
      @XxALITISxX Před 8 lety

      +Pablo Cid Race me please

  • @Frankprane-lo3yf
    @Frankprane-lo3yf Před rokem

    Bye;

  • @ajibumiserpongdamai1519

    DOPPING SCANDAL

  • @noelito7855
    @noelito7855 Před 4 lety

    Bench 400 my ass. Has trouble with 220lb lol

  • @jerryx2000
    @jerryx2000 Před 3 lety +1

    All top athletes juice. Only the ones from politically weak countries get exposed.

    • @nigelwalters7138
      @nigelwalters7138 Před 2 lety

      Remember this if he had run for the country he's from Jamaica this not happend

    • @jerryx2000
      @jerryx2000 Před 2 lety

      @@nigelwalters7138 yes and he is the best for me

  • @andreamaggi5304
    @andreamaggi5304 Před 11 lety

    DOPING JHONSON

  • @MrBusunglueck
    @MrBusunglueck Před 12 lety

    you need the roid power for that start. just the truth. the start was great in terms of technique but only possible if you could squat 500 pounds or so

  • @babym.j8527
    @babym.j8527 Před rokem

    I think Ben was cheated.

  • @FrankTichenor-hz2td
    @FrankTichenor-hz2td Před 10 měsíci

    Grown folk is math anger talking about working out and stuff;

  • @laurentdubreuil7646
    @laurentdubreuil7646 Před 12 lety

    I don't get you guys. Most of the comments are about how great Johnson was, how he should get more recognition, etc.
    I'll tell you one thing: He cheated and got caught. Why should we give recognition to someone who cheats the rules and his fellow competitors?
    The guy had no class and doesn't deserve our recognition/respect.

    • @sipankibik5443
      @sipankibik5443 Před 4 lety

      He's cheat to make bolt

    • @tajaun3467
      @tajaun3467 Před 2 lety

      Yet Carl Lewis admitted he failed 3 drug tests and was allowed to compete by USADA.

    • @laurentdubreuil7646
      @laurentdubreuil7646 Před 2 lety

      @@tajaun3467 Not a big fan of Carl Lewis either, totally unfair for clean athletes.

  • @lordflame50
    @lordflame50 Před 9 lety

    It's funny people say he's better then bolt but we all see how he was because steroids lol. #sitdownpeople

    • @XavierDCD1
      @XavierDCD1 Před 9 lety

      ***** ur so fucking stupid, usain bolt has always been great. He ran 21 seconds in 200m at the age of 14.

    • @footba11fan41ife
      @footba11fan41ife Před 8 lety

      ***** you suck at sports its ok bro. you dont have to say everyone who is better than you is on roids man

    • @Alwaystrollingbro
      @Alwaystrollingbro Před 8 lety +1

      +footba11fan41ife So humor if you actually believe that olympic sprinters dont use drugs. Almost all sprinters of that level are on drugs so how could usain be so fast without them that he beats humans who take drugs to enhance their performance.

    • @XavierDCD1
      @XavierDCD1 Před 8 lety +2

      Maybe because he is taller than everyone else so he has longer strides than them. Lmao ur dumb af kid go home.

    • @Alwaystrollingbro
      @Alwaystrollingbro Před 8 lety +1

      Hahahaha

  • @Maxxxshop
    @Maxxxshop Před 5 lety

    He's a convicted cheater. Nothing more, nothing less.

    • @tajaun3467
      @tajaun3467 Před 2 lety +1

      Carl Lewis too. Difference is that despite failing 3 drug tests, the corrupt USADA still allowed him to compete.

  • @pollar007
    @pollar007 Před 8 lety +3

    Ben Johnson The Great.