Pose Method of running?

netman

Anyone try this? It promises injury-free running and goes against all modern teachings about running.

ie. no cushioning, land on the ball of the foot instead of the heel etc.

http://www.posetech.com/pose_method/

It sounds interesting, I'm just wondering if anyone's tried it?

Squirrel

netman wrote:

Anyone try this? It promises injury-free running and goes against all modern teachings about running.

ie. no cushioning, land on the ball of the foot instead of the heel etc.

http://www.posetech.com/pose_method/

It sounds interesting, I'm just wondering if anyone's tried it?

I don't know about this, but on hard runs when I do most of it on the ball of my feet my shins begin to hurt a good bit. It could work for some, if not for others. That's a pretty big promise to make, injury-free.

pkumohideeile

In the time since this thread was started in 2006 has anybody else experiemented with the pose method of running? I've recently being introduced to it by a coach who is a leavel 1 instructor. He believes in it because he couldn't run anymore until he discovered it. Now he's able to run in ****ty trainers rather than cushioned asics.

I think injuries resulting from this new technique come from bad practise of the method so i think ALOT of work is needed to strengthen the muscles (hamstring) and getting used to the new run. This time of year is the perfect time to try it due to end of 2009 season and lack of any real races. My biggest concern is that i'm hill running and orienteering and i don't believe i can run in pose 100% of the time in these sports. There will be moments when i need to push off using my old fashioned calves and quads to get through rough vegetation and extremely demanding terrain, will that mean due to the lack of training these old fashioned muscles that they won't work well enough when called upon? That's my biggest concern for ditching my traditional or old fashioned way of running. Otherwise the pose method sounds like good theory so far. I suppose i could do strength training on them to keep them in check, any agreements or thoughts on that issue of mine?

I think i have elements of the pose method in my own technique, i used to think it was me being lazy running uphill by just lifting the leg by the hamstring rather than pushing with the calf and quad. Funny that it's what the pose is advocating.

So, has anyone looked into the pose that wants to discuss or know anyone who tried it and failed or succeded?

tunney

I wont say that I run in the pose style of running.
Or the chi running style. Or anything else. They are just methods to try and teach you proper running form.

RoyMcC

Like tunney I think you can take from Pose, Chi or Alexandre (where did that go?) to add to, or adapt, your own style. Certainly I find that making a conscious effort - maybe during a LSR, to work on certain aspects of these works well and can give you new life if things have gone a bit stale.

Trekkie Monster

I wouldn't say that the aim of POSE or Chi was to teach you how to improve running form. The aim is to make money. If you happen to improve because you're doing specific drills or whatever then fine. However, the underlying 'theory' of no propulsion and using gravity to move you forwards is laughable at best (well, the biomechanists who listened to POSE inventor / trademark owner Romanov at a recent conference either laughed or despaired).

It's true that sometimes have huge clunky shoes will do you no favours but most people really run 'POSE' or 'Chi' style to some degree anyway. Not everything the shoe companies tell you is true (they just adjust to fads as they appear). At another conference I heard the Nike biomechanist and the Adidas biomechanist arguing over the merits of each other's research. The truth is that most of it was rubbish (testing shoes on 10 university students was about the standard).

But just because the shoes aren't always great doesn't mean some 'new' method of running (that also costs money) is the answer either. I got taught lots of running drills in my running club and it cost no more than about a pound a session (back when we had pounds / punts!)

pkumohideeile

Thanks for that. Good to hear.

if anybody who tried this pose method ever checks in on this thread, post something about your experiences.

And god damn that Lydiard for publishing those books and making money off of us. For shame.