Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

cc87 wrote: »

But the training plan they have is about preparing and strengthening your foot and legs to run barefoot, not about your running style or gait.

With proper forefoot or midfoot strike form, running on hard surfaces can be comfortable and safe. In fact, some experts suggest that the best way to learn proper barefoot running form is to begin on a smooth, hard surface such as pavement.

Barefoot Technique: A good landing should feel gentle, relaxed, and compliant. Professor Dan Lieberman of Harvard University suggests trying these two phases to learn the recommended forefoot technique:

FiveFingers runners typically land on the ball of the foot towards the lateral side. It’s probably good to land with the foot nearly horizontal, so you don’t work your calves too much.

After the front of your foot lands, let the heel down gradually, bringing the foot and lower leg to a gentle landing. (It’s like when you land from a jump, flexing the hip, knee and ankle.) Again, the landing should feel soft, springy, and comfortable.

The proper barefoot form video
With proper Barefoot form the force curve has a smooth line indicating a natural transfer of energy to and from the body. You will notice unlike in the heel striking video above, the impact transient force is nonexistent when the runner utilizes a proper barefoot running form.
(they have an embedded video that show the runnign technique here).

A gradual transition is critical to avoid overuse injuries. If running is your primary form of exercise, gradually increase the proportion of forefoot or mid-foot striking by about 10% per week over the course of several months as you reduce running in your old style

In the FAQ;
More minimal sneakers tend to continue enabling a heel-strike running form, whereas running in Vibram FiveFingers means learning to run on the forefoot.

etc

GASMANN wrote: »

i could take a guess as to why your wrist is sore...........

UL_heart_throb wrote: »

the level of innuendo and flirting here even puts gymfreak and howtomake to shame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBnBosmbkSs

UL_heart_throb wrote: »

the level of innuendo and flirting here even puts gymfreak and howtomake to shame

Mellor wrote: »

I know it took a lot of work to put on that weight and then lose it again. So i'm not trying to take away from his achievement, or the hard work that he obviously put in.

But the bold line bothers me a little. These storys take a PR spin of their own and they suggest that its possible to get from FAT to FIT just like he did in the same time frame through hard work and dieting. Which is a bit misleading imo.

Sure he was a massive 263lbs, and looked similar to other 263lb guys. But physically he was different. Underneath he would of have significantly more muscle than every other 263lber. I'm not saying he kept everything. 6 months out of the gym is a long time. But with about 10k cals excess a week he wasn't going to be short of energy/protein. That fact made the journey make far easier by giving him a higher BMR, capacity for work etc. And obviously a much short route from A to B.