All the pictures of fast africans show a very hard push-off so that the leg is fully extended behind the body. The pose method says no push off, but instead pull the heal straight to the butt. In terms of running eficiency and injury prevention, which is correct and why? Id love to hear other explanations of the most efficient and least pounding way of running. Thanks
Are you interested in "efficiency" (however that is defined), or speed? If the question is, what is the more effective running style, look to the Team Pose results at the Worlds vs. the Africans.
The correct way to run is not pose.
Copy the elites.
dont bring POSE up, we do not want those idiots spewing shit all over these boards again.
I think you have answered your own question. If all the best runners in the world run in a certain way, that has to be the right way.
bump. what indosyncracies of the typical african style lend themselves to smoothness and injury prevention? Basically I want a discusion of different running forms and why they are good or bad. Everything from foot strike, pushoff, leg kick, swing; all of it.
There is not much to discuss. Just watch the best and learn. Running is a practical skill, not a theoretical.
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