The Proper way to Lean Forward While Running
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Olympic Qualifier Tyler Underwood shares his experience through years of training and coaching on how to improve running form to take your running to the next level while living life on the edge of your lactate threshold.
Tyler's PRs: 2:18 M, 1:07 1/2M; 2020 Olympic Trials
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At 79, I just started running again. Several years ago, I was doing a 12 minute mile. Seems like I lost a lot of strength and posture since then. I thought bike riding would have helped my running but totally different muscles. When running, I noticed I was chest-leaning to keep up my speed. I was crippled up for days in the glutes and where they attach in the lower back. Now I'm going to slow my pace and work on maintaining an upright posture like the professional 10K runners do. I also noticed that I was heel striking which is completely opposite to what I learned in Marine Corps Boot Camp 60 years ago. I guess I was compensating for weak calves. Now I'm going to work on mid-foot and ball of foot striking. It's videos like this that help me put it all together again. Thanks.
79 wow! Great job and I love how you're still open to learning different approaches even at 79 👌
I'm not sure if I'm just trying to regain my lost youth or something else. There's a phrase in the song "Old Man River" that goes like this - "I get weary and sick of tryin', I'm tired of living but scared of dying." This world sucks but I know this world and am familiar with it. I'm not sure what awaits me when I pass on. Could be guys with pitchforks pushing me into a fiery pit. So I'm fighting hard to stay here for as long as possible.
always zone 2 training, that's the best
As a cyclist and runner, too, one of the things cycling has really impressed upon me as a runner is how important it is to focus on running form as a posterior chain exercise vs a quad-dominant exercise. As an older-ish (46) cyclist, after a hard ride my quads are dead for a couple of days, but as I've learned better running form it's helped a ton. I imagine this is common knowledge to triathletes, but it was an epiphany to me exactly how much I was relying on my quads while running.
Excellent point, bigelliot. I'm glad you reminded me. I've been doing more exercises to strengthen my posterior chain like bridges, forward bends and such. They pretty well crippled me up for awhile especially where the glutes attach to the pelvic bone.
Seems he's confused where his glutes are! Also the lean doesn't come from the hip as he says at the end but should come from the ankles; this will enable a strong hip drive via the glutes.
It is clear what he means
Helpful, thank you
Lean from hip thankyou sir
How do I lean forward while not compromising hip drive? If I lean forward as suggested, my hip drive feels shortened or lagging
lean on your ankles, so just fall forward and let your legs keep control, a lot of people like to run with their tip toe so they can lean all the way starting from their ankles