The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
Don't "dorsiflex," or pull the toes up towards the knees, while running.
Just imagine doing 21,600 toe raises on each side while sitting down. That's what will
Just imagine doing 21,600 toe raises on each side while sitting down. That's what will
happen if you run 180 total steps per minute for a 4-hour marathon and dorsi ex the entire
time.
If this is a habit, pre-fatigue the muscle involved (your tibialis anterior) before training by
pushing down on your toes with your hands and dorsiflexing slowly on both sides 30 times.
Is there a simple indicator of bad form I can monitor while running?
If you hear a loud stomp, which is clear during video analysis, you are overengaging your quads
and therefore your hip flexors. Aim to be as quiet as possible.
If you watch the end of a 10K and listen to the loudness of footfalls, you'll nd that the rst
nishers are the quietest, then you have louder runners, followed by the loudest runners,
followed by the walkers