Training With Dr.Romanov: TECHNIQUE Archives

TECHNIQUE

EFFICIENT MOVEMENT FORMULA
Key Position(s) + Change of Support = Efficient Movement. That's it, that's the formula. It's as simple as that. Efficient movement depends on and is affected primarily by the mechanical part of your movement - pure placement of body & limbs or body positioning. Everything else involved will work at the rate allowed by the quality of your body's positioning. What does the word "efficient" mean? Let's look at the online dictionary. It says: performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort. In Pose Method, there are key body positions or... [Continue reading...]

THE IMPORTANCE & ROLE OF A "STANDARD"
We use the word "standard" on a daily basis, we're all very familiar with its meaning. A "standard" is an approved and generally accepted model of something, a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment, an average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level, grade, etc. What does having a "standard" offer us when it comes to human movement in sports, when it comes to running, swimming, cycling, etc.? PRECISE MODEL TO LEARN. With a standard model to learn, a student avoids the potential pitfalls of a wondering mind. Experimenting on top of a learned standard is... [Continue reading...]

SPEED SKATING with POSE METHOD
It's winter and it only makes sense to bring up the subject of winter sports and the techniques for such sports. We did skiing last week, let's move on to speed skating. While there is obviously room to discuss plenty more in skiing, we decided to focus on the fundamental part - technique. We'll do the same here. As mention in the Pose Skiing article, skiing has a lot in common with speed skating. Hence the choice of the topic for this week. Pose Speed Skating is obviously based on the general principles of the Pose Method® and is similar... [Continue reading...]

RUNNING, JUMPING, THROWING - THE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES FOR MANY SPORTS
Observing training of various athletes, teams, groups, etc, it is noticeable that there is a strange tendency to focus on some essentials and to completely ignore the rest while training and practicing. It is not clear what guides some coaches and athletes to select what aspect of which technique to work on, but it is painfully clear that the fundamentals are often being completely ignored. Ever heard a coach instructing his student by saying: "Hold the ball like this, with your index finger on point and then just throw it as far as you can". WHO is going to explain... [Continue reading...]