POSE running method - Page 2

Christian Lemburg · 08-29-2005, 06:09 AM

On the POSE forum, after long discussion about the "sitting down" clue in Pirie's book, consensus was that this clue does not seem to work too well for most people. In any case, you don't want to be "sitting" while running. You want to extend your hip on push-off.

The easiest way to find out about the "falling forward" part of POSE seems to be the "tip-toe experiment" suggested by Jason: run in place (notice how you get on your toes without thinking?), using tiny baby-steps, then shift your weight a little bit forward (like a man on a unicycle) - and off you go. Lean back again to slow down. Play with this a little bit: weight forward -> accelerate, weight backward -> decelerate. All the while keeping the same leg motion as if running in place (tip-toeing from one leg to other). That is all there is to learn about "falling forward".

Of course, the transfer of all this to more powerful running will take some time.

Cheers,

Christian

Ben Kaminski · 08-29-2005, 07:17 AM

I think a great example of this type of running can be seen in the movie Friday Night Lights, where the character Booby Miles is shown running. The technique is very difficult to describe in words (like an o-lift).

I agree that once you "get it" the switch is natural from heel striking to pose.

Not only that, but now that I've switched it's obvious to me that pose is more efficient as nearly all energy comes from the posterior chain and the hips go through a smaller ROM.

Jason Steele · 08-29-2005, 09:03 AM

It will seem odd, but it will click, and when it does it will seem so natural

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08-29-2005, 06:09 AM	#11
Christian Lemburg Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Aachen NRW Posts: 309	On the POSE forum, after long discussion about the "sitting down" clue in Pirie's book, consensus was that this clue does not seem to work too well for most people. In any case, you don't want to be "sitting" while running. You want to extend your hip on push-off. The easiest way to find out about the "falling forward" part of POSE seems to be the "tip-toe experiment" suggested by Jason: run in place (notice how you get on your toes without thinking?), using tiny baby-steps, then shift your weight a little bit forward (like a man on a unicycle) - and off you go. Lean back again to slow down. Play with this a little bit: weight forward -> accelerate, weight backward -> decelerate. All the while keeping the same leg motion as if running in place (tip-toeing from one leg to other). That is all there is to learn about "falling forward". Of course, the transfer of all this to more powerful running will take some time. Cheers, Christian

08-29-2005, 07:17 AM	#12
Ben Kaminski Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 873	I think a great example of this type of running can be seen in the movie Friday Night Lights, where the character Booby Miles is shown running. The technique is very difficult to describe in words (like an o-lift). I agree that once you "get it" the switch is natural from heel striking to pose. Not only that, but now that I've switched it's obvious to me that pose is more efficient as nearly all energy comes from the posterior chain and the hips go through a smaller ROM.

08-29-2005, 09:03 AM	#13
Jason Steele Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Radford VA Posts: 335	It will seem odd, but it will click, and when it does it will seem so natural