Originally Posted by SprinterOne
When I am talking about relaxed I am talking about his shoulders up, not their stride length. Powell's shoulders and face show great relaxation whereas Gatlin's show that he is tense. In all the videos I have seen Asafa looks much more relaxed then Gatlin at the end of the race. I have one from the Pre classic that is a head-on shot from track level and Gatlin's face and shoulders really reflect how tense he is, while Powell looks very relaxed. I think this is why Powell is currently faster than Gatlin (yes, I know he lost against him at the Pre classic) and the reason why I think Gatlin may eventually be faster than Powell.