Why people always talk bout the importance of a forward lean?
Many elite runners’ run with a straight horizontal torso.
Examples
Ayana - head exactly above waist.
https://www.trackarena.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/almaz-ayana.jpg
Bolt at full speed (when accelerating of course he leans)
Sure, straight horizontal torso means incredible aerodynamics. Just wondering where you spotted this, at the Tour de France time trial?
Form is broscience, theres d1 guys that heelstrike.
WAnna tell that to bolt?
I did one of those good form running clinics and they analyzed my gait...had me run barefoot...and had us run to a metronome at 180 bpm. It felt very uncomfortable to run that way at first. Before some of my runs, I would run barefoot in the grass to determine proper foot strike, than run in the my normal trainers using muscle memory to emulate the barefoot running gait.
At the time, my easy pace was 7:20-7:30, but after bringing the metronome on some runs, my easy pace dropped to 6:50 and I then realized how inefficient I was not using proper form.
Regarding forward lean....that sort of fell into place when learning to run barefoot. Your body positions itself correctly so that you can handle landing on your forefoot correctly. I'd also like to point out that hip positioning is more important.
In the photo above on the first post, look how tilted forward her hips are despite her back being somewhat arched. She's setting herself to cycle her legs correctly with minimal braking.
Note: I'm not a huge fan of barefoot running and never owned Vibrams, but learning how to run without shoes was pretty beneficial to me.
TMC wrote:
I did one of those good form running clinics and they analyzed my gait...had me run barefoot...and had us run to a metronome at 180 bpm. It felt very uncomfortable to run that way at first. Before some of my runs, I would run barefoot in the grass to determine proper foot strike, than run in the my normal trainers using muscle memory to emulate the barefoot running gait.
At the time, my easy pace was 7:20-7:30, but after bringing the metronome on some runs, my easy pace dropped to 6:50 and I then realized how inefficient I was not using proper form.
Regarding forward lean....that sort of fell into place when learning to run barefoot. Your body positions itself correctly so that you can handle landing on your forefoot correctly. I'd also like to point out that hip positioning is more important.
In the photo above on the first post, look how tilted forward her hips are despite her back being somewhat arched. She's setting herself to cycle her legs correctly with minimal braking.
Note: I'm not a huge fan of barefoot running and never owned Vibrams, but learning how to run without shoes was pretty beneficial to me.
I thought the idea was to run barefoot on hard surfaces in order to increase proprioception. Isn't running barefoot on grass pretty much the same as wearing max cushioned shoe with a zero heel-to-toe drop?
Cause your lean comes from your legs and how you push off. Leaning forward from the hips is going to give you hip pain the down the road. Your torso should be straight up shoulders relaxed and arms below your heart.
So you found two and one of them is a sprinter. OK
I much prefer the gangtsa lean to the forward lean
Parker and longbaugh wrote:
http://balancedrunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BGFtoeoff.jpg
Picture ain’t straight, look at the road (either downhill or pic ain’t strsight.
Yet, they do lean (maybe except Farah)
The only forward lean the Karl Hungus loves:
MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
The only forward lean the Karl Hungus loves:
https://eatrunswag.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rupp6.jpg
That is the most unfortunate photo. Oh man.
