S. Marine concentration-camp-like "training nightmare:" There is no ex-Marine of my acquaintance ... who does not view the training as a crucible out of which he emerged in some way more resilient, simply braver and better for the wear. (Styron, 1977, p. 3) Although the rigors of basic training are widely approved by military brass, a policy of "zero tolerance" is said to exist for incidents of aberrantly harsh hazing like those contained in two videotapes uncovered by TV news sources in 1997. The tapes depicted the practice of "blood pinning," in which marine paratroopers who have completed 10 training jumps receive their golden wing pins. The pins, each with a pair of half-inch points protruding from the back, are affixed to an initiate's shirt and then ground, punched, slammed, and slapped into his chest while he writhes and screams (Gleick, 1997). Despite claims of outrage and disgust from mil-
Brian suggests training tempo using a Seiko DM50L Metronome, and I found it easiest to use 90 beats per minute for one leg and count when that heel was highest (near the buttocks) as opposed to tapping the ground. RUNNING BY THE NUMBERS: USING VIDEO TO CAPTURE THREE SNAPSHOTS Brian explains running as a four-step process: lean, fall, catch, and pull. Forget pushing o : "The support phase, the foot hitting the ground, should be thought of as catching you from falling, not a push." He videotapes all trainees at 30 frames per second with a Casio High-Speed Exilim EX-FC100 camera. He believes, as do I, that you can learn more in one hour of video analysis than you can in a year of self-correction without video. Looking at my third 400-meter repeat to get an accurate picture of semi-fatigued form, Brian reviewed the following numbers: reviewed the following numbers: 1. Frames from ground contact to under General Center of Mass (GCM) 2. Frames on the ground 3. Frames in the air
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