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The Pose Running Technique :: An OverviewThe traditional way of running is to hit the ground with the heels first. Followers of the Pose running technique claim that this is the most stressful method. It breaks your impelling force and it forcefully thrusts against gravity. The Pose running technique aims to use your body's energy rather than waste it. Origins of the Pose Running MethodIn the seventies Dr. Nicholas S. Romanov was a physical education instructor. He was looking for a better way of running. A running technique that would help reduce the effects of stress, body energy dissipation, and physical injury. He called this the Pose Method. A two-time Olympics Coach, his approach was to enhance an athlete’s performance in all manner of sports. Whether it was for swimming, jumping, running, speed skating, cross-country or skiing, the Pose method proved to be effective. In the year 1990, he finally got a chance to go to America. During those times, nobody ever really considered studying the mechanics of running. Dr. Romanov changed all that and helped to bring in a new era where his running technique was gradually accepted. Watch the video below It is a bit of a corny 80s-style video, almost funny... Make sure to sit through the first minute, there is a point to it...
Worldwide Acceptance of the Pose MethodThe Pose running technique is a scientifically proven technique that reduces knee impact by about 50 percent. It has been used by Olympics National teams from many different countries like the USA, Russia and the UK. From professional marathons to 100m sprints, the physics behind all of it has been used to most effectively find a way of using gravity as leverage to cause your body to keep moving forward over any distance. A growing number of teams use Pose running simply because of this fact. So, Let's Start Pose Running...Contrary to other approaches of running, the Pose method is never a midfoot approach. Nor is it flat foot, or heel to toe. Here are some of the basics of this running technique: Stand straight in the most natural way for you and let your body fall forward a little as you start to run. Ground contact should begin with the balls on your feet. Never land on your toes. Your feet should be on the ground for only a brief time and, as much as possible, your heels must not touch the ground. Never bounce off the toes, but rather, when your weight is on the balls of the feet, raise your foot from the ankle and make sure your knees are bent at all times. The length of your strides must be short and your thighs and knees must be relaxed and closed together. You should try to not focus on landing. Instead focus on pulling the foot from the ground. Gravity is your friend, let it influence where your feet can land. Do not force yourself to pull forward, let yourself fall as you balance yourself with speed. Your ankles, hips, and shoulders must always be vertically aligned. Practice Makes PerfectThere is quite some more information available about the Pose running technique. You may want to get some materials to familiarize yourself further with this running method. A video or a book with exercises will definitely help. It takes time to learn the method as you have years and years of running to "un-learn". Click here for more information about the Pose Running Technique Although there are quite a few known individual successes, thus far the Pose method has not been widely adopted by the running community. We are all experiments of one and you may want to experiment with this method to see if it helps you. In that case, make sure you follow the links above to get some more information about this running technique. Wish to get more running tips? Subscribe to the Best Running Tips Newsletter or to my site blog. Go from Pose Running Technique Page to Running Training Page Go from Pose Running Technique Page to Best Running Tips Homepage Running Training Ask Your Running Training Questions | Base Running | Tempo Running | Interval Running | Fartlek / Speed Play | Goal Pace Running | Special Workout: Billat's 4 x 5 | Special Workout: Yasso 800 | Heart Rate Monitor Running Programs | 10K Running Program | Half Marathon Running Program | Running Cadence | Running Stretches | Running Strides | Cross Country Running Tips | Cross Training for Runners | How to Improve YOUR Running | Increasing Mileage Safely | Periodization | Five Basic Running Tips | Tips on Running Races | Speed Training | Running Journal / Running Log | Cross Country Running | Running Technique | Running Workouts | Hill Running Tips and Workouts | Pose Running Technique | |
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