what cues should i use in order to put force on the ground? my lower leg seems to extend out involuntary and I'm trying to figure out a way to keep it from doing it.
what cues should i use in order to put force on the ground? my lower leg seems to extend out involuntary and I'm trying to figure out a way to keep it from doing it.
Pump the arms. That's your cue. If you think about your legs, you'll screw up the action. And whatever you do, do NOT try to conciously put more force into the ground. Trying to push harder against the ground will increase you ground contact and actually reduce power output. As your power increases with training, your subjective sensation of power will actually decrease. In other words, the more powerful you are, the less powerful you feel because the contact is so brief.
The lower leg is supposed to swing out during the stride. I don't understand your problem. Could you provide more detail?
Sprinter 984, its normal for the knee & ankle to extend forward pior to ground contact.
Do you feel your leg jarring on intial touchdown?
Sometimes I feel I have to put more force into the ground to move anywhere and there was a time I didn't put anyforce into the ground and I was runnin around 12.8-13.4, lately I run around 10.6-11.1.
Do you have video of your runs? and also, do you ever do form running such as A-runs?
What are a-runs?? I don't know how to post a video on the net with a camcorder.
As I learned, A-runs are form running. Think of A-skips (original Mach style) and make it a run. There may be variations out there.
On the old board someone posted this pic with Ben & everyone else, NOT dorsiflexing until they're foot was about to touch down. Now I don't know how often you all get to see Dwight Thomas run, but he doesn't seem to dorsiflex at all. But for some reason he's fast. Could his legs be doing something else that's allowing his foot to land under his COM, or close to it. If not than "mouse" better get on it. I think he's the fastest dude outta the 3.(Capel, Williams, Thomas) Or at least could be.
should dorsi-flexion just happen? or should I consciously try to make it happen?
in other words, is it a sympton or a cause?
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