OT: More Vid of Me - This time for a Pose Running Critique

All right guys,

Gonna bear it all, because rumors of my emaciation have been greatly exaggerated:

http://tinyurl.com/3ck86g

Not bad for a "deformed" guy, huh?

The nice people at Posetech will critique running videos free of charge on their forum, hence the videos.

Best Wishes,

Dave

Cool Dave. Do they post one of those "split-screen" analysis videos? Or just send comments? Your head stays on a fairly even plain compared to my "bounce up and down" Technique. (or total lack thereof.) Having the building in the background gives a good "Grid" to approximate from. I noticed you looking in the reflection… Are you working to achieve an Optimum Gate / Cadence to your running? Back when I was still running regularly, I was just playing "Beat the Clock." J Keep up the awesome work!

Best Wishes- Dx

 

Hi Dx,

Yes, it's a lot of fun doing Pose running and HIIT at the same time. Occasionally, I'll use a window reflection to try and get the right form:

What you *can* see from the reflection is whether you are lifting your knees too much (a Pose method no-no, unless it comes naturally from a fully contracted hamstring muscle). Then, you can see whether or not you are bending at the waist (in Pose, bending forward is acceptable, but the bend must come from the hip.

What is harder to see in a reflection and that you have to either feel, experience and/or train to achieve is the leg pull, which is the basis of the whole method:

In the Pose leg pull, the raised foot is not even supposed to begin to fall from its position next to the knee until the *bottom* foot leaves the ground. This, combined with an ideal cadence of at least 180 steps per minute causes left-to-right foot switchover that is so fast as to cut knee shock by 50% (demonstrated in research). The speedy footwork where feet pass each other in .15 to .20 seconds, is also supposed to prevent injury by providing maximum muscle elasticity.

There's a lot more to it, such as balance (hence the Indo board work), staying on the balls of the feet - no heels, not even mid-foot strike -AND- having a foot stroke that caresses the ground in "rolloff" motion.

Thanks for asking. You got me on a roll (off).

Best Wishes,

Dave

I forgot to answer: no, no "split-screen" analysis just written critique in the Posetech Forum.

 

I watched for over two minutes.  That has to be the record!!!

Hey Dave, I found your video mesmerizing--literally. I watched the entire clip and watching it induced a Zen state (as near as a non-Zen guy can imagine a Zen-state might be). Something about the cadences, the minimal sound, the mirrored building. Don't know much about Pose running, only what I learn from you, but your regularity and consistency suggest discipline, concentration, and calmness. Only downside: My wife came in and started watching too. "Look how smooth he runs," she said. "Ooh, look at those muscles." Then: "Why can't you run like that? What kind of surgery did he have to get those muscles?" Just kidding about the wife comments. She did, however, watch the entire clip and was "impressed." Next time, do us old guys a favor and wheeze or wobble once in awhile. Your training sure looks to be paying off. Glad you share your learning and experiences with us.