Pose technique drills
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Over the last couple of weeks, we have dedicated some time during the morning classes to developing the pose technique in your running.
I am sure that most of you understand the technique, and most of you got the drills correctly, but getting the running technique is a whole different ball game.
It can take a lot of practice to get it just right, don’t expect to change years of running technique (or lack thereof) by just understanding a new concept and wanting to do it. Unfortunately it is a whole lot harder than that.
Another problem you will run into is that you will change 1 or 2 aspects of your running, but others will not change and you will find that your energy expenditure goes up. This is understandable, until you get the technique down. but don’t get lazy with it, think about your technique all the time when you are running and constantly adjust your body as you feel you are out of pose.
Here are 3 links that are useful in there own ways.
Link 1 has a great overview of the Pose technique. have a good read through it.
Posetech overview
Link 2 shows Dr Romanov describing the purpose of drills in developing your perception of body awareness. Drills are not to improve strength or flexibility, they are so you can be more aware of the way your body is moving.
Posetech perception drills
Link 3 shows some common drills. the video is a bit boring, but stick with it, watch it through, it goes for a few minutes and practice these drills, they are the solid basics of creating that perception of where your legs are moving.
Pose drills
If you can handle a really nauseating video shot on the side for some reason and not the best quality, this one has some good drills and explanations of those drills.
Crossfit pose drills (shot on the side, so turn your head to the side for the least nauseating effect)
Take the time, progress through the links from 1 to 3 in that order and you will have a much greater understanding of what you should be focussing on when you are running.
Any questions or comments, no matter how silly you might think it is, please post it to the forum because it is more than likely that several other people have the same question and I can answer it for everyone.
April 28th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I’ve not read through all of the links and watched all the videos yet, but have read through your blog post and the first link outlining the rationale behind Pose Method. The question I have, and have been thinking about when trying to use Pose, relates to the point made in the first article that says “Running technique is the same…regardless of the speed…”. I understand the Pose Method in principle, and the whole “free-falling” concept makes sense (even if I can’t actually do it yet…), but it seems to be so much more manageable at a faster pace. I’m finding it difficult to keep the lean forward going when jogging at a slower pace. So – in short, what other adjustments need to be made to the technique in order to be able to “free-fall” at a slower, jogging pace? Any thoughts?
May 5th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
The difference between running faster and slower is just your angle of fall and how high you pull your foot from the ground.
So at a slower speed, you still lean forward to fall, but at a much less angle than if you were sprinting.
Your feet will not be lifting off the ground very high at a slow jog, where as at a full paced run, they could be up under the bum.