Pawback in running

This video demonstrates a drill in which the participants are practicing pawback motion as a tool to improve runningtechnique. Runningtechniques that promote such movement, want the swingleg to move back, from the highest point in front till the ground, by an active pawback motion. A movement that needs our concern and action.
In this pawback drill, the partcipants are engouraged to reposition the foot under the body and to reinforce push off action by engaging hamstrings and gluts. To optimize the loading (stretch) of elastic tissues of the hamstrings, the participants are supposed to extend the lower leg in front at the end of the frontswing.
In pose method we don't do anything but NOTHING to allow the foot to land under (as close as possible) under the body again. The pawback motion happens naturally due to momentum, angular velocity, gravity and the energy return from elastic tissues (hamms and gluts). The elastic tissues of hams and gluts will be loaded naturally and just enough regarding to speed (that'll dictate range of motion of limbs) because of the earlier mentioned forces. Active pawback motion brings great stress on the hamstrings because of the extra contraction under eccentric stretch. This increases the risk of muscle tear significantly.

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Sports

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• Runningtechnique
• posemethod
• pawback
• pose running
• pose methode
• running drills
• running exercises

[runnerugrich]

Your videos are so great in understanding how effortless running can be. Do you have any step instruction videos for this method? Thank You !!!

[Thjeko]

@runnerugrich Well that is in fact a nice idea for a coming up vid. BTW; Always good to know the vids are appreciated. Thanks.

[bcolovas]

I don't understand the purpose?

In my interpretation of pose, I didn't think the calves were activated for propulsion...or landing.

[Thjeko]

@bcolovas Hi,

No please don't think this drill as a pose drill. It's just an example of how we NOT drill and do when running pose. Did you read the info in the info block? It explains a little more about what's going on. In pose (as you said) we don't conciously activate calves or use them for push off action. It's all reactive, it doesn't need our concern. Yes? Hope it makes things more clear to you.

Happy running ;-).

[Manuelcr7]

that is bullshit. energy wasting and slow!

[Bearpowered]

Pure junk. Research has past this point a long time ago. Force application to the ground to offset reaction force ends half-way through the stance phase.

See if you can find any image that shows push-off exists...

[danio2401]

lool

[bcolovas]

Thank you for the clarification, I was understanding it but then I started second guessing myself. I hope you continue putting out videos, yours are some of the best!!