June 27, 2006
OVER-PULLING
Pulling is the second most important element of the Pose Method of Running. No matter how many times we said that pulling should just be enough to break the contact of the foot with the ground, over-pulling, or pulling with too much effort is still an issue for Pose runners. The essence of over-pulling is very simple: most runners do not feel or perceive how much is enough to break contact with the ground and in what direction the pulled foot goes. The right perception of the pulling effort and the pulling direction is still a blurry thing for runners...
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June 20, 2006
HOW TO WEAR YOUR RUNNING SHOES?
To many newbies and occasional runners this might sound like a dumb question. But seasoned runners know that wearing the shoes right is just as important as wearing the right shoes. Most of running related injuries comes from bad running technique and bad running shoes. Plenty was written on the subject of running technique, and we've talked about getting the right shoes. Now let's discuss how to wear those shoes. Dr. Romanov's recommendation on this matter can be summed up as follows: Wear running shoes in your size, i.e. don't leave a lot of room for toes Lace them up...
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June 13, 2006
RANGE OF MOTION
What is range of motion in running? Is it equivalent to stride length? These questions appear again and again on our running forum. How are we supposed to understand these terms and how are they related with our running technique? Behind these questions stand our past experience and understanding that fast running is somehow related with longer stride length or bigger range of motion. We consider these terms as something similar, almost synonymous, though have some doubtful feeling that it may not be so. But because we use them freely and interchangeably in our everyday life and nobody argues about...
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June 06, 2006
TEACH YOURSELF THE POSE METHOD® OF RUNNING = $0
There were various articles written on how to start learning the Pose Method® of Running, what exercises to start with, what to do and what not to do and there is also a Beginner's Guide with step by step description of the learning process. We're not going to repeat any of that here. This article is simply an outline of quick instructions with links to everything that's already available to you free on our website. 1. The Pose Method® theory, the "platform" so to say. You have to know it before you can start learning it. We recommend getting the...
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