I find the idea of tripod landing quite interesting and fascinating. I would revert back this idea to stability, muscular contractions, energy leaks, balance, torque and tension and so much more. No comments on heel striking. I used always the demonstration of hopping and skipping to running. In this case we must forefoot land, load the achilles tendon, slightly touch the heal to relax the posterior chain and explode back up. Running is different. This is why I find your landing interesting. By the previous Idea, we should land on our forefoot and as we push forward, our heel touches down backwards, this loads the achilles tendon and the posterior chain, everything gets relaxed for a split second to recover, then the free elastic energy explodes back and we advance forward. However, from the time the forefoot touches the ground, to the time the heel touches the ground, there is a timeframe of instability. It is easy to see, while trying balancing on the tip of your toes or trying balancing flat footed. If you had perfect biomechanics, this little difference might not make point, especially if you run for instance out and back races. The moment you add curbs and turns, stairs and elevation gain and loss and so on, the way you load the posterior chain will determine the actual health of the posterior organs. In case of tripod landing, the foot lands flat. This creates stability and the body can create tension. Tension is not only a stable position for further power output, but tension is protection too. When joints are under tension, the fluids are a lot more compressed inside and this absorbs shock and impact, protecting the sliding surfaces. When the foot is on the ground by 3 points, this is a closed chain position. Just like a closed chain exercise. "Simply a pushup is lot more efficacious, when feet are together and the heels are squeeze together, because you added a 3rd position of contact for both feet, to create tension. This arranges your pelvis, lower back, upper back, so now you can create tension by yourself too by positioning the shoulders and elbows on a way, that the push up becomes way easier and way more efficacious and stimulating. " By our previous idea, after the forefoot landing, the actual heal can come down in a multitude of ways, pulling on the achilles tendon in weird angles. However, when you land flat footed, then by the speed and the forward motion, the achilles tendon gets loaded and protected in the meantime while staying in correct position through the entire movement phase. When you think about it, it is simple.
Be intrigued to know what he'd make of my running, my pinky toe overlaps on left foot and never touches the ground so it means I'm missing one of my the pods in the tripod!
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I find the idea of tripod landing quite interesting and fascinating. I would revert back this idea to stability, muscular contractions, energy leaks, balance, torque and tension and so much more.
No comments on heel striking.
I used always the demonstration of hopping and skipping to running. In this case we must forefoot land, load the achilles tendon, slightly touch the heal to relax the posterior chain and explode back up.
Running is different. This is why I find your landing interesting.
By the previous Idea, we should land on our forefoot and as we push forward, our heel touches down backwards, this loads the achilles tendon and the posterior chain, everything gets relaxed for a split second to recover, then the free elastic energy explodes back and we advance forward.
However, from the time the forefoot touches the ground, to the time the heel touches the ground, there is a timeframe of instability. It is easy to see, while trying balancing on the tip of your toes or trying balancing flat footed. If you had perfect biomechanics, this little difference might not make point, especially if you run for instance out and back races. The moment you add curbs and turns, stairs and elevation gain and loss and so on, the way you load the posterior chain will determine the actual health of the posterior organs.
In case of tripod landing, the foot lands flat. This creates stability and the body can create tension. Tension is not only a stable position for further power output, but tension is protection too. When joints are under tension, the fluids are a lot more compressed inside and this absorbs shock and impact, protecting the sliding surfaces.
When the foot is on the ground by 3 points, this is a closed chain position. Just like a closed chain exercise.
"Simply a pushup is lot more efficacious, when feet are together and the heels are squeeze together, because you added a 3rd position of contact for both feet, to create tension. This arranges your pelvis, lower back, upper back, so now you can create tension by yourself too by positioning the shoulders and elbows on a way, that the push up becomes way easier and way more efficacious and stimulating. "
By our previous idea, after the forefoot landing, the actual heal can come down in a multitude of ways, pulling on the achilles tendon in weird angles. However, when you land flat footed, then by the speed and the forward motion, the achilles tendon gets loaded and protected in the meantime while staying in correct position through the entire movement phase.
When you think about it, it is simple.
Body sensing was one of the most important things you said
Be intrigued to know what he'd make of my running, my pinky toe overlaps on left foot and never touches the ground so it means I'm missing one of my the pods in the tripod!