Many have heard such a not very clear word "styer". Who is this? What does he do? Not everyone knows the answers to these questions. Someone will recall that the name is somehow connected with sports: athletics or cycling. Someone will argue and say that with psychology. So who is right?
Who is a styer
So, for most, a styer is a long distance runner. But now the term is used much more widely.
The word itself came to us from the English language. Translated stayer means "hardy man." Perhaps this is the most important and basic characteristic, which fully conveys both the character and the mode of action of a person. For the first time, the term began to be used precisely in the sports field to refer to athletes specializing in long distances. First in athletics, and then in other sports. Now, not only runners, but also cyclists, speed skaters, etc. are referred to as styers.
What distances does the styer run
In athletics, it is customary to divide all distances into short, medium and long. The latter include running at 3000, 5000, 10000 and more meters. Marathons and half marathons are completely separate types of disciplines and they stand somewhat apart. It is a mistake to attribute them to the stayer distances. 42-kilometer cross run special athletes - marathon runners. Thus, from 3,000 to 30,000 meters are considered long distances. Competitions are held, as a rule, in stadiums with a special coating. Ranges from 10 to 30 km more often pass on the highway. Cross country cross-country can also be conducted.
Styer: features of technology, distance running
A short distance runner uses toe running, but not a styer. This creates an extra load on the ankle, and the muscles get tired faster. As a rule, the foot with a long run is placed on the front, and then the whole falls. The arms are bent at a right angle or slightly sharper, the body is slightly forward.
When running, it is important to correctly distribute the forces so that it is enough for the entire distance. Therefore, uniform running or with uniform acceleration is used. Finishing spurt is made on the last lap for 200-300 m at medium distances and for 300-400 m at a distance of more than 3000 m.
How is a styer different from a sprinter?
2 different types of runner differ not only in the technique and tactics of running and in the length of distances. There are a number of physiological differences. This determines what distances will be more successful for a person. Those who think strongly are mistaken: “If an athlete runs excellently 1,500 m or 3,000 m, then he can easily run a hundred-meter race, the distance is less.” 100 m styers usually do not run very well. And this is connected with this.
Sprinters work best with fast fibers that do not need oxygen to carry out metabolic processes. This is an anaerobic exercise. The muscles work quickly and efficiently, but they soon become tired, because in the absence of oxygen the energy reserve is quickly consumed.
A styer is one who turns on slow fibers, where metabolism takes longer. Plus, oxygen is used for redox processes. The body experiences aerobic exercise. Energy consumption is lower, but the speed is less.
Another important difference - in sprinters and styers, various muscle groups are involved and their different qualities are trained to overcome the distance. The physique is also very different, which is very clearly visible in competitions: pumped-up athletes with relief muscles go 100 meters, and lean, literally skin and bones go 3,000 meters or more.
Sprinter and styer - this is not only in athletics
The concepts of "styer" and "sprinter" are so firmly established in everyday life that they began to be used not only in sports. Now such concepts exist in psychology. They indicate strategies for behavior in everyday life and to achieve a goal.
A styer is one who is able to work at the same pace for a long time. It distributes the load evenly, literally painted by the clock. He also works uniformly, at a strictly defined time, as they say, from call to call, assiduous. The distribution of forces is similar to running a distance. Styer will gather and tune for a long time before starting something new, he will make changes gradually, but, having started, he will not give up.
Sprinters, on the contrary, prefer to act on a wave of enthusiasm, performing huge volumes of work in a short time. They can drag on to the last, in just a day or two to turn the mountains. In life, they act the same way: they abruptly start something new (for example, change the regime of the day), but after a while it is already difficult for them to adhere to the established rules. And they lose interest and give up.
Of course, the sprinter and the styer are 2 extreme points. In their pure form, they are rare. And in life it is necessary to use both tactics in order to succeed. On the one hand, you need to be able to make a breakthrough in order to start something new, on the other hand, to calculate strength so that you don’t abandon a brilliant idea in a couple of days.