I'm absolutely adding this to my routine. The one pain I get in ultras, but not during training, is the pain in the outside of the knee. It can get excruciating around mile 22, slowing me down, but goes away within an hour of finishing. Thanks for all of this valuable info. I bought your new book to show my appreciation, love it!
This going to be my new daily exercise. Struggled with IT issue for years. One question I had was how long ideally would we work towards being able to do these for in one go, to say we got good strength?
Hello Eric, Just wanted to say thank you for your very knowledgeable videos, really like those exercises will try to incorporate them in my routine. read Born to run years ago and couldn't put it down. Took up running when I was 65 now 74 and love Cross Country running. best wishes from the UK. Dave
awesome Dave. Glad you enjoy the channel and appreciate your comment. And you might be glad to hear Born To Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide releases NEXT week in the UK.
Thanks Eric! I notice that eccentric movement due to the trail conditions (rocks, uneven/sloped terrain) actually helps me "shake out" some niggles related to repetitive stresses...like running on flat easy terrain with the same gait for miles and miles. Every time I start feeling twinges here or there I go for a slow but technical trail. Now I'm wondering if some of the movement demands of the trail are mimicking some of the drills in this video. Cheers!
Eccentric work is so so important for run health in so many ways. And of course for potent strength and speed and form and cadence. So you are spot on. See my video last week on sprinting and the downhill video. Anyway, I too have been thinking more about the eccentric phase of trail and mountain running and am starting to devise more drills that mimic this for those who cant run on trails of downhills. Great comment here! Thanks for watching and keep running strong!
Hi Eric, during the hip flexor drill, do you have to keep a slightly bent knee at all costs ? Edit* Do you have any exercises to check and eventually correct awkward/excessive internal or external rotation of the leg ? Edit again* what's the best clue to keep a good pelvis position during running ? also, during the static pulse drill, do you believe it's a good idea to add a weight on the foot in order to target the hip flexor even more ?
@@BornToRunCoach it speeds up the recovery so I can run again sooner. It also prevents it from becoming a real injury. I'm sure I'll have less issues by strengthening/activating glutes as you and many others point out. But to say not to stretch and roll the IT as you do is just strange/wrong. It helps alot.
@@martinusasp8927 Glad you found something that works. My experience has been that as muscle equilibrium improves through the type of strength training Eric recommends, the need to stretch and roll has all but disappeared. The tightness comes from an imbalance that can be corrected.
@@martinusasp8927 it is not strange and wrong. My point is if you are excessively tight, there is an imbalance and stretching and rolling does nothing to address muscle equilibrium. It might feel good, but what if you didnt have too??? That is the important question and so many runners are brained washed to think being tight and rolling something that cant be rolled is a "solution" and that is strange and wrong.
@@BornToRunCoach it helps alot in the meantime or while you adress the root cause. I appreciate you putting focus on the root cause and how to adress that. But that can be along process. To advise against stretching and rolling in addition to addressing the root causes is bad advice imo.
Thank you for the in depth talk. These assessments look like they’ll be really good for spotting left-right imbalance too. Is left-right symmetry something you pay attention to?
Yes so much packed into these. I mostly focus on the corrective action to take care of Imbalances as a holistic approach, but certainly when I have a visiting athlete I will look at right vs left. Thanks for commenting.
I should have answered that better. Yes most runners will see a difference between right and left. And the corrective action drills should highly the good and the bad from each side.
@@Federonfire2.0 awesome. Keep me posted. They are simple but look to improve how quickly you get off your feet thru time. And they are subtly potent. Go for it.
I'm absolutely adding this to my routine. The one pain I get in ultras, but not during training, is the pain in the outside of the knee. It can get excruciating around mile 22, slowing me down, but goes away within an hour of finishing. Thanks for all of this valuable info. I bought your new book to show my appreciation, love it!
Be sure to follow the IT Band protocol in the back of the book to help with your knee. Thanks for the great comment!
Love your wisdom and exercise specifics. Thanks
This going to be my new daily exercise. Struggled with IT issue for years. One question I had was how long ideally would we work towards being able to do these for in one go, to say we got good strength?
Always very informative and useful guidance to help us practise the art form of running. Thanks again, these videos have helped me improve no end
Such good content and information. Thanks Eric (and Chris). I owe all my running, however mid it might be, to these guys.
Hello Eric, Just wanted to say thank you for your very knowledgeable videos, really like those exercises will try to incorporate them in my routine. read Born to run years ago and couldn't put it down. Took up running when I was 65 now 74 and love Cross Country running. best wishes from the UK. Dave
awesome Dave. Glad you enjoy the channel and appreciate your comment. And you might be glad to hear Born To Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide releases NEXT week in the UK.
@@BornToRunCoach
Thanks will get, also started maff training 1 month ago.
Thanks Eric! I notice that eccentric movement due to the trail conditions (rocks, uneven/sloped terrain) actually helps me "shake out" some niggles related to repetitive stresses...like running on flat easy terrain with the same gait for miles and miles. Every time I start feeling twinges here or there I go for a slow but technical trail. Now I'm wondering if some of the movement demands of the trail are mimicking some of the drills in this video.
Cheers!
Eccentric work is so so important for run health in so many ways. And of course for potent strength and speed and form and cadence. So you are spot on. See my video last week on sprinting and the downhill video.
Anyway, I too have been thinking more about the eccentric phase of trail and mountain running and am starting to devise more drills that mimic this for those who cant run on trails of downhills.
Great comment here! Thanks for watching and keep running strong!
Very helpful video!
Great video, thanks Eric
It does fucking help!! Grande Eric!!! Grazie!!!💥
Love exercise related content. Really good work on this video. you have a new fan here.
Hi Eric, during the hip flexor drill, do you have to keep a slightly bent knee at all costs ? Edit* Do you have any exercises to check and eventually correct awkward/excessive internal or external rotation of the leg ? Edit again* what's the best clue to keep a good pelvis position during running ? also, during the static pulse drill, do you believe it's a good idea to add a weight on the foot in order to target the hip flexor even more ?
I roll and stretch my IT. Works really well. Agree about strengthening and activating the glutes though.
If you continue to need to stretch and "have" to roll it, how is it helping? Just curious👊 thanks for watching.
@@BornToRunCoach it speeds up the recovery so I can run again sooner. It also prevents it from becoming a real injury. I'm sure I'll have less issues by strengthening/activating glutes as you and many others point out. But to say not to stretch and roll the IT as you do is just strange/wrong. It helps alot.
@@martinusasp8927 Glad you found something that works. My experience has been that as muscle equilibrium improves through the type of strength training Eric recommends, the need to stretch and roll has all but disappeared. The tightness comes from an imbalance that can be corrected.
@@martinusasp8927 it is not strange and wrong. My point is if you are excessively tight, there is an imbalance and stretching and rolling does nothing to address muscle equilibrium. It might feel good, but what if you didnt have too??? That is the important question and so many runners are brained washed to think being tight and rolling something that cant be rolled is a "solution" and that is strange and wrong.
@@BornToRunCoach it helps alot in the meantime or while you adress the root cause. I appreciate you putting focus on the root cause and how to adress that. But that can be along process. To advise against stretching and rolling in addition to addressing the root causes is bad advice imo.
Thank you for the in depth talk. These assessments look like they’ll be really good for spotting left-right imbalance too. Is left-right symmetry something you pay attention to?
Yes so much packed into these. I mostly focus on the corrective action to take care of Imbalances as a holistic approach, but certainly when I have a visiting athlete I will look at right vs left. Thanks for commenting.
I should have answered that better. Yes most runners will see a difference between right and left. And the corrective action drills should highly the good and the bad from each side.
Thanks Eric. These simple exercises are in my routine now. Can’t wait to feel the results.
@@Federonfire2.0 awesome. Keep me posted. They are simple but look to improve how quickly you get off your feet thru time. And they are subtly potent. Go for it.