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Stride Frequency

  • 15-03-2010 12:45AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm interested in increasing my stride. I think flexibility of my hip flexors, glutes and hamstrings will do the job. My reasoning for this is that I think my strides are getting shorter the longer I run. I don't feel that I have getting over tired but I am slowing down.

    I'm really interested in this for field sports so when I say that I'm slowing down without being tired maybe a better explanation is that I feel I've lots more running in me but as the game progresses particulary near the end I'm getting tighter and slower.

    Has anybody got any recommendations for me?

    Thanks in advance
    Keith


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    Hi,

    I'm interested in increasing my stride. I think flexibility of my hip flexors, glutes and hamstrings will do the job. My reasoning for this is that I think my strides are getting shorter the longer I run. I don't feel that I have getting over tired but I am slowing down.

    I'm really interested in this for field sports so when I say that I'm slowing down without being tired maybe a better explanation is that I feel I've lots more running in me but as the game progresses particulary near the end I'm getting tighter and slower.

    Has anybody got any recommendations for me?

    Thanks in advance
    Keith

    I presume you would be talking the likes of football and this kind of field sports. The fitness needed for this short types of burst sprints are similar to that of sprinters and if you are looking to improve on these would be to do short hill sprints of 30-40m up hill of relative steepness.
    Also Plyometrics are of great importance here to give your legs explosive power needed. Here is a great link for looking at aspects of training such as plyometric training but it also goes into specific sports training and different aspects which may be useful to you;
    http://www.brianmac.co.uk/
    Hope this helps

    ecoli


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭RoyMcC


    Keith, you have to distinguish between stride frequency and stride length. You seem to be using them interchangeably.

    Frequency is what most runners work on. It's really what most training is about, getting the legs to move faster over a given distance.

    Stride length can be increased but it is a more problematical and biomechanical area. It's hands-on coaching territory really and difficult to discuss on a forum. Do not however try to increase stride length by overstriding though as it will simply slow down stride frequency by braking.

    If I'm feeling tired and starting to shuffle a bit I concentrate on picking up my heels a bit more, getting the 'cycling' motion back. That lengthens the stride automatically and freshens up the run.

    And yes, I'm sure greater flexibility in the hip region would assist.


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