Grant Fischer is proof that you don't need a forward lean as a distance runner

Watch how erect he is in this video:

Yes, if david goggins has taught me anything it is to stay erect (hard) while running. Stay hard.

That extraneous “c” is proof that you shouldn’t be operating any heavy machinery.

I assume you will also be presenting similar data of how he went when leaning forward

who leans forward much at the world class level??

at any distance?

It depends on where in the gait cycle you freeze an athlete. I know you're just trolling, but there's definitely forward-bias or lean.

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why listen to Haile Gebreselassie?

we had like 3 straight years of every top-level 1500m being jingy vs tater timmy forward lean-offs

I think a lot of the emphasis on running with a (slight) forward lean is to counteract the tendency of less experienced runners to lean back when fatigued and sacrifice proper form. At the elite level, that small degree of lean isn’t particularly important provided the athlete’s mechanics are consistent and fluid.

ok, if no fwd lean is necessary as a distance runner, answer me this

how fast can you run while leaning backwards?

how fast can you run backwards while leaning forwards?

have you considered that moving forward is only possible while leaning forward?

honestly stand perfectly upright and try to take a single step forward. it's effectively not possible. i mean you can kinda claw yourself forward with the foot you reached out with, but even then, watching myself in a mirror try it i'm not convinced it's possible

open to quickly changing my mind with actual video evidence

MJ was extremely upright as well, but truth is there was still a slight forward lean just not easy to see in real-time

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Easy mistake to make. The UW football coach's last name is Fisch. The last name Fischer is also a real last name. There used to be an American tennis player with last name Fish.

Nobody cares, you were careless and/or ignorant.

That’s because Grant Fisher is a stand up guy.

An erect Grant Fisher is the stuff (my) dreams are made of!!