I've been experimenting with some of the running drills that have been described, but would like to know what seemed to work best for you.
I've been experimenting with some of the running drills that have been described, but would like to know what seemed to work best for you.
running more helped improvement the most.
first - make sure you are doing the drills correctly - if no one is with you i suggest recording yourself. that will ensure you are actually developing proper technique (which is the point of drills)
second - consistency. truthfully, i think there is no one single drill that will work best - it is best to do all of them. at the end of the day, the only way you can benefit from drills is if you do them consistently and correctly.
I notice those help with my arm swing which helps with my overall cadence.
Just wow... wrote:
I've been experimenting with some of the running drills that have been described, but would like to know what seemed to work best for you.
I found drilling 10 milers to be helpful.
core wrote:
first - make sure you are doing the drills correctly - if no one is with you i suggest recording yourself. that will ensure you are actually developing proper technique (which is the point of drills)
second - consistency. truthfully, i think there is no one single drill that will work best - it is best to do all of them. at the end of the day, the only way you can benefit from drills is if you do them consistently and correctly.
Understood, but surely some of the drills are more effective than others for the specific responses we're looking to achieve.
hmm.. depends on what you mean by specific responses. for hurdlers, I'd say the A skip drill for knee lift. but then i'd say choosing to do a drill more than the other(in this case, B and C drill) would be neglectful of the muscles used for the other drills/movements. If you meant other drills than the Mach sprint drills (A,B,C, etc.) then I might not be helpful. But I think you would find some interest in these articles about the origin and uses of drills:
http://speedendurance.com/2012/10/19/sprint-drills-gerard-mach-revisited/
https://www.brianmac.co.uk/articles/scni40a4.htm
- One quote here comes to mind when I read the words "specific responses": "The goal here is to work a particular component of the stride and to immediately place it into the context of the whole action."
this might not be the answer you're looking for, but hopefully it does give you another idea to work with
core wrote:
first - make sure you are doing the drills correctly - if no one is with you i suggest recording yourself. that will ensure you are actually developing proper technique (which is the point of drills)
second - consistency. truthfully, i think there is no one single drill that will work best - it is best to do all of them. at the end of the day, the only way you can benefit from drills is if you do them consistently and correctly.
Yes, done incorrectly is a waste of time at best and leads to injury at worst. I was an assistant coach for my children's high school team. I did not attend every practice. The head coach added a back strengthening exercise but did not know how to do it properly. Many athletes tried to race through it. I stepped in and explained that I have been the same exercise for years due to having multiple back issues. It is meant to be done slowly and held rather than rapid fire. One girl then told me that the drill had been causing her back pain at prior practices. Eventually the coach dropped the exercise which I think was best for all. I do the exercise almost everyday to alleviate back pain in the morning or after I lift too much or lean over too much in the middle of the day.
drill bits wrote:
Just wow... wrote:I've been experimenting with some of the running drills that have been described, but would like to know what seemed to work best for you.
I found drilling 10 milers to be helpful.
That sounds like quite an orgy! Drilling two hot XC gals or one meaty sprinter is enough for me but I've been told I have an "old soul."
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