ultimate runner's test...... (Read 4097 times)

This is the first post I read in this thread and I'm a little scared. I'm not even going to try to figure out what has been going on in the past 23 pages.

Save it for a day when you are sick in bed and need a laugh to kill the hours.

It was like how if you put infinite monkeys in a room with typewriters eventually they're write Hamlet, but without the monkeys or the typewriters or the Hamlet.

I don't think the monkeys or typewriters are the parts that are missing.

So I tried this heel to toe walking thing on my way to the wine shop last night (long before I had anything to drink and without the benefit of flashing blue lights) and it seemed a less effective to move my foot forward and to the center line than to move my foot forward and put it down directly in front of where it was on the last step. But I'm old and slow and what do I know.

So I tried this heel to toe walking thing on my way to the wine shop last night (long before I had anything to drink and without the benefit of flashing blue lights) and it seemed a less effective to move my foot forward and to the center line than to move my foot forward and put it down directly in front of where it was on the last step. But I'm old and slow and what do I know.

I think it only works if you carry a jug of water on your head.... And you're Kenyan....

First and foremost, I thank you for at least trying what I wrote. And yes is does translate to running. 20% reduction in heart rat for identical speed to running with your traditional running technique. And that's already been proven. As to the IT question, no its not an issue. If you push your weight instead of pulling it, then you're creating unnecessary pressures with the IT. And if you're pushing your weight, you will also be lifting your heel off of the ground, which defeats the biomechanic advantage you're after. I admit that it does feel pretty strange to walk this way initially. Its a balance skill to learn. Walking perfectly on centerline is incredibly difficult. The question I would ask you isn't how goofy it feels, but if you notice that you're walking with absolutely no bounce to your step. That's what defines how well you're getting it. If you walk this way without added weight, you should also note that you need absolutely no arm swing either. And if you feel unstable, then what you're experiencing is the identification of the muscles that you'll be utilizing as they gain in strength to run 20% faster. If you can reach that goal initially, then going forward into running this way will make a lot more sense. I'll gladly walk you through the steps to transition into running. Plus there are a lot of muscles integrated into this technique utilized by the leg for strength and maintain balance. More important is that you're changing in a more efficient manner the sequence of every muscle you use. And initially it will feel less efficient just because you're now using very weak muscles you've never used before. And that's one reason that I teach it climbing stairs or steep incline on a treadmill. Under optimum stress as noted, the advantages are much more easy to recognize. learning on level ground is much harder, but not impossible to do. Instead of firewood as the women use, I utilize a weight vest. Or with my soldiers, its a 45lb pack, 25lb weapon, 25-35lbs of ammunition, as well as up to 16lbs of body armor... Ask one of my soldiers if I'm crazy, and they'll tell you that moving with my technique is much easier. Your goal at this point is learning to lean back with your upper body, keeping your heels on the ground with each step, and getting rid of your natural bounce in your step as well as elimination of arm swing as you walk... If you can do that, then the next steps will make more sense. Write me back.... As to the question of "science" or even the joke referred to as peer review, my question to you is easy; who are my peers? The women can walk carrying 20% of their bodyweight in firewood with no increase in heart rate is the science. And my peers are the ones besides myself who can mimic them... If you can find them, then I'll gladly write in their journals. The joke for me at this point is that walking and running this way is utilized by a lot of runners, I'm just giving you the insight to how and why they do it. roses, if you were walking one foot in front of the other, did you make the attempt to pull yourself onto each step? That's the primary difference. If you can become comfortable with pulling your weight instead of leaning forward and pushing yourself rearward, what you've just done is get rid of the biomechanic limits of overstriding. And if you can walk this way, the next steps will make more sense. I would ask if you would walk normally and with the centerline technique and describe the difference.

Jester, I question why I run the way I run. Can you help me get faster? I'm rather heavy set and do not have access to a treadmill. Thanks in advance

Hey Panda, start by becoming a more efficient walker. Larger humans tend to induce more forward lean in their walking posture. Injury points are common with the big toe of the foot and lower back. Also Plantar Fasciitis is an isue to larger size.

Um. Never mind.

jestering

Do I have to wear the curly-Q shoes with the points and the little bells on them? Or the funny hat?