This is from the female POV, right?
Yes, a female squirrel POV.
This is from the female POV, right?
I like the new avatar, but you might want to have a look at the pdf link in this article:
http://www.alexandertechnique-running.com/?page_id=361
The notion of 'core' or 'core muscles' is another novelty that may have no basis in fact.
Maybe "butt tucking" is a better way of explaining what I'm doing. ...
Yeah, but now that I'm thinking about it, if my pelvis is tipping to the rear then that doesn't make sense, does it? Maybe I am doing reverse-butt tucking...lol. Gut protrusion? Lol.ok, jen, biting my fingers here and I want to add that, if you have the body awareness to do this effectively, then you're doing great. It sounds like you're describing the Taiji practice of tipping the basin to the rear (the basin being the pelvis ...).
Now that I am seeing that, I AM doing the sway back thing. But it is very subtle. But effective. Weird, huh?
Right, humans have only two gaits--walking and running--while horses and other quadrupeds have three--walking, trotting, and galloping. If you walk really fast, you can feel the transition happen automatically. The human running gait is like the quadruped trotting gait, involving "synchronized movements of diagonally opposite appendages" (Bramble & Lieberman -- NATURE |VOL 432 | 18 NOVEMBER 2004).humans, unlike horses, do not have gait changes in moving from slow to fast running.
Right, humans have only two gaits--walking and running--while horses and other quadrupeds have three--walking, trotting, and galloping. If you walk really fast, you can feel the transition happen automatically. The human running gait is like the quadruped trotting gait, involving "synchronized movements of diagonally opposite appendages" (Bramble & Lieberman -- NATURE |VOL 432 | 18 NOVEMBER 2004).
P.S., here's a nice blog post by Pete Larson on the topic of form and elite vs. recreational runners:
http://www.runblogger.com/2010/09/running-form-origin-of-minimalism-and.html
He makes the distinction between folk and scientific description, and argues that the former may oftentimes be more useful in getting us to run with better from (just as we think about the sun 'rising' and 'setting' when time-reckoning), which has been a theme and point of debate in this thread. So yes, go with whatever imagery, model, or cue gets you running well and injury-free, just don't make claims about what is actually going on from a scientific point of view, especially if these claims contravene well-established principles of science. After all, you hardly need to understand physics/calculus to hit a baseball well, just some good coaching and self-awareness--the central nervous system will do the rest.
Here's another bit on gravity and running:
http://peakperformance.runnersworld...ently-by-letting-gravity-do-some-of-the-work/
Hey B&A.Just curiois do you agree completely with the article? If not what do you disagree with?
Hey B&A.
Yes in both cases, but you're referring to the second article, right? If you disagree, I suggest you write Michael Tammaro, Steve Magness, and/or Irene Davis. I would be very interested in hearing/reading how that exchange goes.
I think the ones who wrote or contributed to the article are correct. It's hardly my place to question, overturn, or verify Newtonian physics.Yes I am refering to the second article. I am concerned with what you think.......not the ones that wrote the article.
B&A, I'm trying to make sure I understand you correctly. I have a way of running uphills that I myself find very easy. A lot of people say to lean more into the hills as you're going up. I say screw that as that makes it much more difficult for me. I actually stay at the same body posture as on flats and basically avoid the whole gravity fighting my body thing and different than when running flats. Not sure if I made that clear or not, but is this what you're saying?Barelee,
"""""All three said that gravity can do nothing to improve your running efficiency on a flat surface.""""
I disagree with this comment. Gravity acts the same way on all inclinations and it can also be reflected as a horizontal force thru rotational force/ gravitational torque. This is very significant in regards to the teaching of optimal/proper running technique. As when we fight gravity the least our running benefits the most. When one allows gravity to be the hierarchical king of forces involved in the move ment of our bodies only then can we expect to use the very least amount of effort to go a given speed. Any and all other alternatives would be more muscular intensive way of training to run and performing running.
Barelee,
"""""All three said that gravity can do nothing to improve your running efficiency on a flat surface.""""