Name: 他们是地球上最灵活的运动员吗（Anatomy of a Gymnast: Are They The Most Flexible Athletes on Earth?）
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We've taken six of   the world's top athletes

to find out what it takes   to make a true Olympian.

- Testing, analysing.   - Dig deep, come on!

Getting under the skin   of an elite athlete...

really does require a range   of skills physiologically,

psychologically,   technically across a broad

When we look at gymnasts,   what we're really looking for

Vanessa Ferrari is 25 years old   and Italy's most decorated

was Vanessa's   third appearance at a Games.

And few sports   put a human body through

the levels of punishment   that gymnasts experience.

It's been a very   difficult year for me.

First, I contracted   glandular fever and then

I've had a problem with   my tendon, which I haven't

fully recovered from yet,   but thankfully I'm still able

to train and I'm sure   I'll give my best.

to one of the world's leading   human performance labs

to see what makes a gymnast's   physiology so totally unique.

Vanessa's anatomy packs   massive amounts of strength

and explosive power   into a very compact body type.

The average female Olympic   gymnast is smaller than 80%

of the adult population and   Vanessa is even 10cm shorter

In general, female gymnasts   tend to be petite -

they are short, they are light,   and why is that?

in order to get the rotational   speeds required.

But, at the same time, they   have to be incredibly strong

and incredibly powerful   in order to give them

the time to jump high   to execute some of these

So, it's a test that measures   your body composition

and bone mineral   density, it's very quick.

A gymnast is not an endurance   athlete, so we don't expect

But the high impacts and   rapid transitions of movement

that gymnastics require   need a muscular physique,

quite below the average,   as you suspected.

An Olympic rower has an average   body fat percentage of 15.5,

Vanessa's 14.6 compares   really well for an essentially

not much more than   the 13.7% of a track cyclist.

She's also incredibly   lean, 14.6% body fat,

which tells you that   the vast majority of her weight

is muscle mass and that is   absolutely fundamental

The dynamometer test really   is a measure of strength,

Why does that matter?   It matters for performance,

but it also matters   for injury prevention,

particularly for gymnasts   who are repeating moves,

The dyno test will   quantify just how powerful

to complete the complex   manoeuvres that form

This is where we'll really see   the strength behind the stats.

When we start the   assessment in just a second,

and then pull back your leg   as hard as you can as well.

Vanessa may not be   at full power output

but she is still pushing   loads which are remarkable

Artistic gymnasts need   this phenomenal power

through as much as 900 degrees   of movement

and to gain heights   approaching five metres

Excellent! One more to go,   push, push, push!

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他们是地球上最灵活的运动员吗（Anatomy of a Gymnast: Are They The Most Flexible Athletes on Earth?）

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