In this video, Kerry Sullivan shows you exactly what you need to know about running fast and efficiently.
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Q&A Call With Ben & Kerry “How To Run Properly” Now Available for Download
In this call, Ben & Kerry talk about how to run properly, including:
1) body position
2) foot strike
3) leg mechanics (foot pulling up under hips, high heel etc)
4) arm swing
5) cadence
Most people don’t realize how much is technique is involved with running. Knowing how to use your body’s natural biomechanics and gravity to your advantage will make you efficient, which helps in assisting you to be faster and staying injury free.
Keep reading to access this call now!
Getting Back Into Running
Let us assume you have taken 2 months off from running. In this article we will make an assumption that you are new to the sport and have ended your season on a good note and without injury. You simply took time off because you needed to and are now ready to get rolling again.
The first week back finds you excited to get back into things, motivated by goals and a new racing schedule. You know you need to work your way gradually back into the run to avoid injury by not over doing it. One of the best things we can do for ourselves is to create a plan that includes detailed structure on how to proceed with our running.
Let us assume you have taken 2 months off from running. In this article we will make an assumption that you are new to the sport and have ended your season on a good note and without injury. You simply took time off because you needed to and are now ready to get rolling again.
How To Really Strike Your Foot When Running
There is often a lot of confusion on how one should strike on the front of the foot when running. This video explains the ins and out of correct foot strike.
What is Good Running Technique?
To stake my ground, I believe that it is not which part of the foot striking the ground first that is consequential to an efficient stride but rather where in relation to the hip the foot strikes that makes the biggest difference. This is nothing new; the momentum-killing, braking forces that result from a foot strike in front of the hip is well documented and my runners have experienced marked improvement by learning to shift their strike-point rearward, from in front of their hip to directly underneath it.
Plyometrics Program
In season Plyometrics are great way to add some extra pop to your running.
Mike Ricchi From D3 Multisport has put together a good starting program
that you can views below.
Often triathletes will start with very advanced Plyometrics and get hurt the following
is a great way to introduce them into your routine.
Two “Body-Weight Only” Rock Star Running Moves
In this video, Ben Greenfield demonstrates two body-weight only moves that you can do anytime, anyplace to enhance your Rock Star running strength and form, specifically to increase muscular strength and endurance in your gluteus medius, an important stabilizer for the single leg stance while running.
Rock Star Barefoot Treadmill Running
In this video, Ben Greenfield demonstrates how to practice barefoot running indoors when all you have are socks and a treadmill – what to avoid and what to focus on.