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- Pose MethodŽ Certified Running Coach Level I
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- Athletics South Africa Level I coaching qualification for middle and long-distance running - 1997 until present
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Molecular and Cellular Sciences, with Physiology and Biochemistry (awarded with distinction), University of Cape Town
- BSc (Med) (Hons) Exercise Science at Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town
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Ross Tucker is currently writing his PhD that involves Pose MethodŽ under the supervision of Professor Tim Noakes, author of Oxford's internationally acclaimed Lore of Running
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I am from Cape Town, South Africa, and have been involved in competitive athletics in some form since 1995, first through high school and now in a coaching and research capacity. I have coached at high schools and university for about 6 years now, as well as in a private capacity. I am currently involved in post-graduate studies under Prof Tim Noakes, and my main areas of research are the central nervous system during exercise, and muscle activity, especially with regard to the Pose method of running.
My personal experience with Pose
The Pose method of running has captivated my interest both from a personal and scientific point of view. Personally, I recently found myself in a situation where I found it very difficult to get back into running seriously after a fairly lengthy break from the sport, because running seemed to take so much effort. The morning after even relatively easy runs I felt muscle and joint soreness which was usually only felt after very high intensity training and I was ready to give up on training altogether.
The opportunity to learn a new running method as part of a research study being conducted here at the University of Cape Town where I study was an interesting opportunity to learn something, but I had not considered the possibility that it would be the answer to many of my running problems. After experiencing a few early difficulties in cancelling out years of bad running habits, I suddenly found that I was able to run and feel no pain, impact or soreness. I felt that I was unfit and knew how much training I had lost over the course of 11 months, but the act of running has never been as simple. I have since managed to return to the sort of training I was performing before and I feel effortless during runs which had previously been a great strain. I feel as though I recover a lot faster from training and I am looking forward to improvements in all distances with the Pose method.
From a scientific perspective, the concept of a running method which reduces injury and improves performance is too enticing to be ignored. I knew immediately that I wanted to study the method and its applications, and wanted to learn how to coach it. I am optimistic that the Pose method will become the accepted way of running one day, and feel privileged to be part of its development and progress.
Ross Tucker
RELATED ARTICLES:
MEDICINE and SCIENCE IN SPORTS and EXERCISE (US)
Volume 36(2) February 2004
REDUCED ECCENTRIC LOADING OF THE KNEE WITH THE POSE RUNNING METHOD by REGAN E. ARENDSE; TIMOTHY D.NOAKES; LIANE B.AZEVEDO; NICHOLAS ROMANOV; MARTIN P. SCHWELLNUS; GRAHAM FLETCHER
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical changes during natural heel-toe running with learned midfoot and Pose running.
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