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16 years ago 09/03/2007 11:53am EDT

I would like to see how many letsrunners think certain things affect performance. I will post the activity in question with a corresponding number and posters may say whether they believe it HELPS performance, DOESN'T HELP, or HURTS and then rate how much it helps or hurts on a scale of 1 to 10. If you say DOESN'T HELP then you don't have to put it on a scale of 1 to 10. Here are the activities that have been posed as performance-boosters:

1. Vegatarianism/veganism

2. Plyometrics

3. Barefoot running/minimalism

4. Strength training/weights

5. Striders

If you post, please take part in the poll. Thank you.

16 years ago 09/03/2007 12:05pm EDT

re: unbiased

2 through 5 all work. Being a vegatarian is retarded.

16 years ago 09/03/2007 12:07pm EDT

re: unbiased

Vegetarianism/veganism (DOES NOT HELP PERFORMANCE. May have long-term health benefits, however).

Plyometrics (8, the more explosive the event, the more they help).

Barefoot running/minimalism (7, don't bet the farm on it; something to be said for improving achilles tendon recoil, however)

Strength training/weights (10, great for injury prevention; more important the shorther the duration of the event).

Striders (10, GREAT for both speed maintenance and improvement year-round).

16 years ago 09/03/2007 12:11pm EDT

re: unbiased

1. hurts, 1

2. no effect

3. helps, 3

4. helps, 5

5. helps, 7

16 years ago 09/03/2007 12:20pm EDT

re: unbiased

unbiased wrote:
1. Vegatarianism/veganism
2. Plyometrics
3. Barefoot running/minimalism
4. Strength training/weights
5. Striders

1. Hurts - 3 [Certainly better than junk food diet - balanced is best

2. Helps - 7

3. Helps - 8

4. Helps - 8

5. Helps - 10

16 years ago 09/03/2007 12:25pm EDT

re: unbiased

1. Doesn't help

2. Helps- 6

3. Helps- 2 (in moderation, maybe once a week barefoot strides)

4. Helps- 8

5. Helps- 10

16 years ago 09/03/2007 12:25pm EDT

re: unbiased

16 years ago 09/03/2007 1:46pm EDT

re: SCETCHERS

Striders are 4-10x100-150m repeats, going fast and focusing on form, but not sprinting all out.

16 years ago 09/03/2007 3:56pm EDT

re: unbiased

1. doesn't help performance (compare to eating a little bit of fish and lean meats)

2. depends on event - 8

3. for distance running probably helps 3

4. 10

5. 10

16 years ago 09/03/2007 4:30pm EDT

re: unbiased

TIME OUT possible? Would like to post but feel need to ask a couple of performance-related questions first. Is it possible? Hope you will consider. In any case thank-you.

unbiased wrote:
If you post, please take part in the poll. Thank you.

16 years ago 09/04/2007 7:54pm EDT

re: the point could be

Probably wouldn't hurt to take part in the poll, since you can find other threads if you want to ask performance-related questions.

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