tribeaviation
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It looks like there are some "new studies" out that suggest heel striking is a more efficient technique than landing on the balls of your feet when running:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/...ubt/?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=HL_IBS_20130605
I'm interested to hear what the opinions of you guys are on this. Personally, I've been a forefoot striker my entire life, although I don't use minimalist shoes. Despite being a former D-1 football player, I wouldn't consider myself a great runner (I played offensive line). Currently I am able to run a 20/100/19:25 PFT at 6'4" 215lbs. Obviously, I'd like to get that run as close to 18:00 as possible, and I'm open to anything that will allow me to push through my current plateau.
What technique do you 300 PFTers out there use?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/...ubt/?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=HL_IBS_20130605
I'm interested to hear what the opinions of you guys are on this. Personally, I've been a forefoot striker my entire life, although I don't use minimalist shoes. Despite being a former D-1 football player, I wouldn't consider myself a great runner (I played offensive line). Currently I am able to run a 20/100/19:25 PFT at 6'4" 215lbs. Obviously, I'd like to get that run as close to 18:00 as possible, and I'm open to anything that will allow me to push through my current plateau.
What technique do you 300 PFTers out there use?