Mad Doug Biker
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I'm left legged... But predominantly* right handed.
* - Not entirely though.
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I'm left legged... But predominantly* right handed.
* - Not entirely though.
And I'm weird as I'm right footed yet I unclip with that foot and push off with my less stronger left leg.
matticus
Guru
This is - IMHO - a completely pointless diversion, but it's Quite Interesting! I think you're wrong; I believe most people have more strength in the WRONG leg! Not sure where I first read this, but a quick google gives:
However, note that when a football is tossed with the right hand, a punch is thrown with the right hand, or a football is kicked with the right foot, it is the left leg and foot which must bear the weight and provide balance and co-ordination for the body. Therefore, in right-handed people it is natural for the left leg to become stronger than the right. Thus it is not surprising that when you ask people to ’just stand around’, body weight is not equally distributed between the legs; most people place more weight on their left leg and foot than on their right. The left leg is the strong support leg
https://www.sportsperformancebullet... right-handed people,foot than on their right.
Of course cycling might be different! If you find evidence, do report back :-)
Alex321
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I think most of us *could* start with either foot. But most *prefer* to always start with the same foot.
ASnd note both of those are "most". There are, of course, exceptions.
Alex321
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Interesting indeed.
And yes, it does make sense when you think about it. You are more dextrous with your "primary" hand/foot, but possibly stronger in the other one, particularly the foot/leg, for the reasons you give.
And while it may be a "completely pointless diversion", I think it meets the criterion of the thread title
grldtnr
Veteran
Ah, well, I dunno about that? I naturally 'Lead ' with my right, , just because I am in the right frame of mind, you may say, but due to an injury to my Right leg , my left seems to be the stronger, more a case the right has atrophied , rather the left got stronger, have the dreaded Arthur Rightarse in my right hand,, and my left eye is the weaker, but I hear best with my left ear.
In fact I'd say I am a right basket case , as I've got older, but I still keep plodding on,
I prefer to start of with my left when cycling, mainly coz the right isn't what it was, but I unclip the right foot first, leaving me to lead with the left.
So perhaps there's some truth in what Matticus writes, but it's all hocum, I think, just coz I am a right handed person
In fact I'd say I am a right basket case , as I've got older, but I still keep plodding on,
I prefer to start of with my left when cycling, mainly coz the right isn't what it was, but I unclip the right foot first, leaving me to lead with the left.
So perhaps there's some truth in what Matticus writes, but it's all hocum, I think, just coz I am a right handed person
Jenkins
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How is it that Trainline can sell some train tickets 5+ months in advance, but the various train operating companies will only sell tickets for 12 weeks in advance?
I've just purchased tickets for a trip to Leeds at the beginning of December via Trainline, but Greater Anglia & LNER (the two operating companies used on the route) are only offering tickets from the beginning of October.
I've just purchased tickets for a trip to Leeds at the beginning of December via Trainline, but Greater Anglia & LNER (the two operating companies used on the route) are only offering tickets from the beginning of October.
Tashman
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Not sure, but on a related note, why does it cost me essentially double for my family to travel into London on day 1 and return on day 2, than it does to go there and back on the same day! I'm taking up the same space both times and if anything it reduces y likelihood of using the train as often as It'd be great to use it to head off for a few days with Tashwife rather than driving.
markemark
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Time is relative to you. Everywhere in the universe experiences slightly different time (see Einstein). It’s even suggested that time doesn’t exists but we experience it. Even using conventional understanding of time it breaks down at the Big Bang and black holes.
Ming the Merciless
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Meaning more dexterous as in if playing football you’d kick with your left?
grldtnr
Veteran
Or so everyone thought, but some hirsute mad brained German physicist named Albert, has this theory , it's all relative , he reckons.!
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
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Yes, left footed, right handed
