The counterintuitive approach of relaxing your way through intense, hard efforts Sometimes you’ve got to relax to go hard, especially during intense running workouts! Recently while coaching Double Unders (rope skipping movement where the rope passes twice under your feet on one jump), I found myself giving the same advice to several athletes: RELAX! And… Continue reading Efficient Running Tips: Relax to go hard in intense workouts!
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Efficient Running Tips: Cadence Drills
Cadence Drills Using the proper cadence, or the tempo of the feet being pulled off the ground, is a key component of efficient running. The Pose Method®, Chi Running® and other schools of thought in the efficient running movement all call for a minimum cadence of around 180 beats per minute (or 90 L +… Continue reading Efficient Running Tips: Cadence Drills
Efficient running: Top Tips to try today
Learning efficient running from the best I’ve received over 100K Youtube views across these efficient running tips videos and some great feedback from viewers. This is much appreciated! What I teach in these videos comes from the lessons I learned from Dr. Nicholas Romanov, the scientist and coach behind the highly effective Pose Method®. Learning… Continue reading Efficient running: Top Tips to try today
Efficient Running Tips: How to Fall (or Lean) from the Hips
Learning to Fall or Lean Correctly An important aspect in common with The Pose Method®, Chi Running® and other schools of thought in the efficient running movement is that we want to work in harmony with gravity, to enable a fall forwards as opposed to a push-off, front leg extension and braking heel-strike landing. How hard… Continue reading Efficient Running Tips: How to Fall (or Lean) from the Hips
Efficient Running Tips: Foot Landing Position
Learning to Land Correctly: Foot Position On the Toes? Forefoot? Midfoot? Heel then toe? Toe then heel? Toe only? How am I supposed to land??? What is the best landing position for the foot in efficient running? The “how” in that inevitable contact of the foot with the ground is a key component of efficient… Continue reading Efficient Running Tips: Foot Landing Position