Just viewed the posetech site and I must say that it is just about the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Whoever concieved that bulls*** obviously doesn't understand basic physics if he thinks that gravity produces forward movement. Additionally, all the grammar mistakes on that site make it look downright adolescent. "Less" injuries.
Trackhead would love their focus on minimalist footwear.
It's retarded. It's for triathlete's who are trying to find a shortcut to running faster.
Pose rocks!!
POSE is scientifically sound & yes it is a shortcut to running faster that works! Don't be mad!
the method is a bit extreme, but the mechanics they preach are accurate in my opinion. it is more efficient to run with a slight lean, allowing your stride to open up behind you. in this you are allowing gravity to assit you, as you are essentially falling foward, rather than pushing off with each step. also, when done properly, your center of gravity is directly over your midfoot, allowing your knees to act as hinges, rather than shock absorbers (as with a heavy heal striker). i believe many elites run this way, altough i can think of several very fast runners that don't adhere to these principles. not to attack, but i am curious what the original poster's theory of good form is? having said all that, i don't plan on trading my pegs for puma h streets any time soon...
Run 70-80 mpw in H Streets with Pose method. Never felt better. I'm by no means elite or a youngster, but am a sub-2:40 marathoner. The method actually is a way of teaching running technique that is pretty well accepted. Don't get hung up on the physics explanations.
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JJF wrote:
the method is a bit extreme, but the mechanics they preach are accurate in my opinion. it is more efficient to run with a slight lean, allowing your stride to open up behind you. in this you are allowing gravity to assit you, as you are essentially falling foward, rather than pushing off with each step. also, when done properly, your center of gravity is directly over your midfoot, allowing your knees to act as hinges, rather than shock absorbers (as with a heavy heal striker). i believe many elites run this way, altough i can think of several very fast runners that don't adhere to these principles. not to attack, but i am curious what the original poster's theory of good form is? having said all that, i don't plan on trading my pegs for puma h streets any time soon...
There is no such thing as "falling forward." The earth's gravity only pulls objects STRAIGHT DOWN; it has no horizontal component. Any theory that is based on the idea that gravity can pull you forward is stupid, plainly.
Michael Burke wrote:
POSE is scientifically sound & yes it is a shortcut to running faster that works! Don't be mad!
Please submit the scientific substantiation that exists to support POSE.
I'm not against minimalism at all but POSE is a joke.
Pose is too scientific! It's on the internet so it must be correct!
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Stand in place. Start picking up your knees, as if doing high knees in place (though they don't need to be so exaggerated). Now tilt forward (and you begin to run).
Knee lift + tilted center of gravity = forward motion.
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marijuologist wrote:
There is no such thing as "falling forward." The earth's gravity only pulls objects STRAIGHT DOWN; it has no horizontal component. Any theory that is based on the idea that gravity can pull you forward is stupid, plainly.
there is no such thing as falling foward? gravity does act perpendicular to the earth, but contributes to angular movement in some cases. for example, an object sliding down a frictionless slope. also, try this: get in the push-up position, then slide your hands out to the sides. why is your face in the ground horizontally ahead of where it started? hmmmmm... hope that didn't hurt too bad.
JJF wrote:
there is no such thing as falling foward? gravity does act perpendicular to the earth, but contributes to angular movement in some cases. for example, an object sliding down a frictionless slope. also, try this: get in the push-up position, then slide your hands out to the sides. why is your face in the ground horizontally ahead of where it started? hmmmmm... hope that didn't hurt too bad.
There is no such thing as falling forward. An object sliding down a slope moves in the horizontal plane due to the horizontal component of the normal force that the slope surface exerts on it, not because gravity "pulls it forward."
pose advocates NOT picking up your knees, but rather just lifting your heels towards your ass.
TENTH GRADE PHYSICS wrote:
There is no such thing as falling forward. An object sliding down a slope moves in the horizontal plane due to the horizontal component of the normal force that the slope surface exerts on it, not because gravity "pulls it forward."
review newton's laws, for every force there is an equal and opposite force. what is the normal force at an empty surface? what is the normal force at a surface with an object resting on it? the normal force is due to the force of gravity on an object. nice try junior.
ok...obviously some of you were sleeping during physics.
so lets say you're leaing like "/". your center of gravity might be 4 inches infront of the point where your foot hits the ground. Since gravity does pull straight down, it pulls straight down on each part of your body. This force can be simplified to m*g, or your weight pulling from your CM (center of mass). This creates a Moment (for engineers, torque for physics people) on your body. This means, that if you lean, and do not adjust your stance, you will fall down (obviously). Therefore, gravity is "assisting your running" and it pulls all of your body besides your feet forward.