by Nathan | Mar 17, 2016 | Injury, Tips
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on running without injury: Part 1 [You are Here] – What I Did to Avoid Running Injuries for the Past 3 Years Part 2 – What’s in my Recovery Toolkit? Part 3 – Injury is Not Normal So you’ve heard the...
by Nathan | Feb 18, 2016 | Pose, Technique, Tips
This is the fun part. This is where your running will really come together. Understand cadence and your running will be changed forever. Cadence is the pace of your legs. The number of times you take a step. Your leg turnover. The magic that brings all other elements...
by Nathan | Feb 18, 2016 | Pose, Technique, Tips
In the pulling phase of the run we are simply turning the legs over. As the lean creates forward momentum, the legs do not need to push; instead they simply keep the body balanced as gravity pushes us forward. Imagine the Roadrunner cartoon and draw a circle around...
by Nathan | Feb 18, 2016 | Technique, Tips
Why would you want to do the work when gravity can do it for you? Get the leaning aspect of your run right and you’ll never have to push yourself along again! Set Up Before you start running engage your core. The core is a collection of muscles and tendons that run...
by Nathan | Feb 17, 2016 | Mobility, Strength & Conditioning
By transitioning into the Pose Method of Running we put a lot of strain on the body as it is now the stabiliser, rather than than your shoes (or possibly nothing stabilising you). You’re not asking your body to do anything that nature didn’t prepare you...
by Nathan | Feb 3, 2016 | Technique
What is The Pose Method of Running? Pose Running is a standardised running technique which takes advantage of gravity and large muscle groups for forward movement, and reduces the risk of injury by utilising muscle elasticity. It is extremely efficient and as a...
by Nathan | Oct 22, 2015 | Strength & Conditioning, Technique
Saturday’s AFL Grand Final win and Norm Smith Medal might be the reward for 4 years of athletic reinvention for Hawthorn’s Cyril Rioli. As The Age put it yesterday: “Hawthorn head fitness coach Andrew Russell allowed himself a beaming smile at just how much had...
by Nathan | Oct 22, 2015 | Breathing, Tips
Take a big deep breath in. Do you think you got as much air in as you possibly could? Now exhale. No, really push out. Now push out some more. And more. So many of us live in such a fast paced world that even our breathing speeds up. It’s not that we breathe...
