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Date: 07 Mar 2006 18:18:32
From: octogenarian
Subject: running form: stiff or swinging upper torso?
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Saw a young woman running today. She was swinging her upper body with
her foot falls. I tried it for a few miles and doesn't feel too bad.
Recalled watching a VCR training tape that runners should be a miser
with hand and body motions. Should one run like Michael Johnson with
shoulders square or turned a bit during running/jogging?
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 11:42:44
From: Ed Friedman
Subject: Re: running form: stiff or swinging upper torso?
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ogenarian wrote:
> Saw a young woman running today. She was swinging her upper body with
> her foot falls. I tried it for a few miles and doesn't feel too bad.
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> Recalled watching a VCR training tape that runners should be a miser
> with hand and body motions. Should one run like Michael Johnson with
> shoulders square or turned a bit during running/jogging?
>
You definitely want your shoulders square to the direction you are
running in. Basically, you either have to swivel your hips or your
shoulders when you run. If you swivel your hips, then you get a longer
stride with minimal effort. If you swivel your shoulders instead, then
the hips end up square to the direction you are running in and you end
up with a minimal stride length, plus it tends to take a lot of effort
to keep those shoulders swiveling.
Ed Friedman
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 08:13:12
From:
Subject: Re: running form: stiff or swinging upper torso?
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ogenarian wrote:
> Saw a young woman running today. She was swinging her upper body with
> her foot falls. I tried it for a few miles and doesn't feel too bad.
>
> Recalled watching a VCR training tape that runners should be a miser
> with hand and body motions. Should one run like Michael Johnson with
> shoulders square or turned a bit during running/jogging?
Most important thing is to be relaxed. Tension = energy.
Edward
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 10:45:37
From: octogenarian
Subject: Re: running form: stiff or swinging upper torso?
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Ed, that's what I remember and been doing. However, after giving the
issue more thought, some women may be better off swinging shoulders a
bit.
Depending on the shape and size of her mammary gland, energy may be
better conserved with shoulders in sync with the oscillation of the
glands when trotting forward.
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 12:07:55
From: Ed Friedman
Subject: Re: running form: stiff or swinging upper torso?
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ogenarian wrote:
> Ed, that's what I remember and been doing. However, after giving the
> issue more thought, some women may be better off swinging shoulders a
> bit.
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> Depending on the shape and size of her mammary gland, energy may be
> better conserved with shoulders in sync with the oscillation of the
> glands when trotting forward.
>
Back when I used to coach women's track, they solved that problem by
using high quality sports bras.
Ed
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 13:44:10
From:
Subject: Re: running form: stiff or swinging upper torso?
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On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:07:55 -0600, Ed Friedman <ed@math.uchicago.edu >
wrote:
> they solved that problem by
>using high quality sports bras.
Those fucking queers...
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