drills drills drills
I went to Aaron’s after work and practiced the most basic POSE drills in his living room while watching and comparing ourselves to the DVD.
These drills are HARD to master and they are the “EASY” ones! What we are learning now is essentially about developing basic balance in the POSE stance.
It will require a lot of strength and coordination development to learn this method.
My tidbit for today? One big element in learning the POSE is moving the body away from using the quads and toward using the hamstrings as the primary muscle for running. I can tell you this is entirely different from how my body is used to running. I wonder if there are any runners out there who can say that they run using mostly their hamstrings? How about you? Do you reach with your quads or lift with your hamstrings?
woa. this is way cool. well, cool for me anyway! 
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Friday April 01, 2005 @
Hi Mark,
Don’t forget about the gluteus maximus (hip extensor). Often runners will overdevelop hamstring at expense of glut max. Although I haven’t reviewed the video yet, I wonder if further strenghtening the hamstring will result in more imbalance for POSE runners leading to further hip problems (anterior displacement according to Sahrmann physical therapist). My plan will likely be to stretch the hamstrings for increaseed flexibility while concurrently strengthening the glut to prevent further imabalance (repetitive quick contraction of the hamstring to lift the foot should suffice for training the hamstring) Most individuals don’t lack strength in hamstrings rather flexibility (Siting all day, driving, etc) (YEN KOAN: Only when you become extremely soft and pliable do you become strong and powerful). Question> will I get blocked from your site for long comments?