landing on your heel would hurt
Excellent! Also, check out his youtube videos on proper form, to avoid injury.
landing on your heel would hurt
Watched all of that months ago. I was thinking of pirating it, but I'd never have time to read it on my PC, and I lost my ipod somewhere in the ing house.
Do you know where the ball of the foot is?
GOing back to the gym next week
Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn
Leave ego at the door, expect muscle soreness
lol no
Try it bro. It takes getting used to because you, me, and everyone else has been doing it wrong our entire lives, but once you get the hang of it you will feel like you are running on air. It's nice. It'll be hard if you are using shoes with a 2 inch heel though. I am 6'0 205 and barely make noise on the treadmill. In the past I've been the loud mofo on treadmills and suffered from shin splints. It's worked for me.
Last edited by ManuBalboa; 07-17-2011 at 08:39 PM.
Ripp is the man. I still watch his videos on squat/deadlift form. He knows his .
http://www.youtube.com/user/johnnymnemonic2
Is another good one for squat form. Those 5x5, 3x5 strength training programs flat out work for what they are designed for.
I have no idea how you'd even run by landing on your heel, TBH. That would be some weird unnatural motion. I mean can you imagine sprinting and trying to land on your heel? That just seems really odd.
Your burning more calories than you take in. In the end, that is pretty much the bottom line.
That doesn't mean the other tips weren't good ones. In the end however, the most important thing to working out is doing what you enjoy. I can run miles easily but I'd prefer to ride a bike so I ride a bike. For me, doing cardio on a stationary machine is also boring as , so I prefer to be outdoors. That means I deal with things like wind, hills, (going up a steep grade at 7000 feet elevation with a 25 mph headwin is no one's definition of fun - but overcoming it is satisfying as ) and occasionally bad drivers but I would take all of that in a heartbeat over being inside. The main point is though to do what you enjoy because otherwise its a chore.
Last edited by MannyIsGod; 07-17-2011 at 08:54 PM.
Yeah the middle of the foot. When I run like that it seems like I am slapping on the ground. I am obviously doing something wrong.
Bernard Williams goes to the gym I go to and he told me that sprinters actually run off their toes and their heel never touches the ground. And trust me running on your heel is not as hard as it sounds. It is obviously wrong, but it happens without any effort.
I guess the only way is to racewalk but it's not considered running.
Yeah - I've never been a fast runner by any means but anytime I ran or cut or sprint in a sport it was always pretty much on the balls of my feet. The only time I can think of rolling my heel first was during my only year of being in marching band in HS.
Over the past year I had a 10 mile commute that I'd do on my bike when it wasn't cold as but I recently got a new job and now I've had to time to ride after work. Its just a bummer when I get home late because I usually like to do 15-20 miles but I don't like to go after dark so I have a limited window.
Cycling is just so awesome though. I can't imagine doing it inside and enjoying it, like you.
Everyone runs differently. I can't remember who mentioned it (was it Jekka?) who said something about the bare foot trend/fade/etc being bad for people with no arches. It's true. You need the support of your arches to support your achillies and the rest of your legs. Without them you're going to hurt really bad. That's part of they there are motion/stability control shoes and in soles.
Here is a great article on running form from, yes Runner's World. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/...3951-0,00.html
There is this guy at my gym who wears those footie things but he sounds like he is running in Timberlands he runs so loud. He is a little guy too. lol
lol
Vibram
If you are running any type of distance, you do not run on the balls of your feet. That's more for sprinting. For distance running you want to hit just in front of mid-foot towards the outside of the foot and roll in and off your big toe in a nice smooth motion. That's the natural motion of your foot hitting the ground. This is actually the reason why good running shoes like Asics are built with a bigger heel. It's not to cushion as much as it is to promote the motion I described.
It take some getting used to, but a good pair of shoes and some patience will pay off. Your ankles and feet may bother you at first but that's common. I had to wrap my right ankle for a while at first until I got used to it. Be sure to do LOTS of stretching...both before and after you run...and warm your legs up before starting and cool them down afterwards by walking.
i hate when i run, and while running i need to let one out, so i squeeze my butt cheeks but it makes me feel funny so i stop running. then I walk for a minute or two and the feeling of letting one out goes away so i start running again but the ing feeling of letting out comes back again. Sorry if it smells funky out there.
lee, you cool, but your wrong. Yeah if you're sprinting, your heel is not going to be touching the ground, but isn't everyone here talking about jogging? Running to get in shape/lose weight?
been runnin since you were in diapers little kid
everything I say is correct so it's futile to doubt me. Just take my words as fact and you'll learn a few things instead of doubting me and confusing yourself further.
now go felch someone .
Last edited by thispego; 07-18-2011 at 09:49 AM.
Serously, manny? Again, we're not talking about sprinting, but you can't imagine touching your heel to the ground while you run? Really?
The middle of my foot is my arch, what the Is in the middle of yalls foot?
Touching sure but not landing on it first.
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