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How about the front squat? I've heard it's better for the back, balance and arm training... how about its impact on running?
As my coach would say, stop over-thinking it. Just pick up the damn bar and put it down. Either or both are fine. The overhead squat is also excellent, but vastly more difficult.
This year I was surprised by the "year of running" [1], so I took the challenge. Coincidentally today I'm celebrating my 100 miles this year :)
I also built "run with mark" [2], again to help me with motivation... and counting. Coincidentally again, I was updating it right now, when I saw this post (going to build a geo map with balls where I run).
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He said static stretching is bad, and it absolutely is. Athletes do dynamic stretching.
What's the difference?
The important part is that static stretching before workouts has been linked to increased risk of injury, and lower performance. Stretching post workout and on non-workout days is fine.
So much bad advice. (1) Actually it does matter how and where (relative to your body) you land your foot. Contrary to the article, many people do need to fix their "natural" form and/or get shoes that help them avoid pronation, both to avoid injury and to increase the enjoyment that will help them stick with it. (2) Similarly, the article's advice about stretching is way out of date. It's now consensus that static st…
"but if you're running in crowded times or places it's irresponsible to deafen yourself" Odd that every car sold today is marketed on the basis of being quiet inside and having a deafening sound system. Why is it so important for runners to have their senses of hearing? So that they don't inadvertently get murdered by the functionally deaf in cars?
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Same thing happened to me, though in my case it was less of naturally bad technique and more that I have naturally weak joints that I tried using without sufficient other supporting muscles for stabilization. Missing a few http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RequiredSecondary... . Now it's going to take a year or two, maybe more, to get the joints back to where they were so I can try again.
I had to go through a few cycles of getting shin-splints, stopping for a while, then starting again. Each time I could run further before the splints. Maybe it's technique, but I thought it was my tendons/bone needing to strengthen after endured stress.
It can also be technique, or shoes. But calves are a good place to start.
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He said static stretching is bad, and it absolutely is. Athletes do dynamic stretching.
What's the difference?
FWIW, I don't do any pre-exercise stretching. On the other hand, I practically always do at least one kind of stretching after every run - simple ankle rotations in both directions with one leg across the other knee while seated. I really notice the difference later in the day and/or next time I run. If particular muscles feel sore, I'll throw in one or two other kinds of stretches. That minimal approach has kept me out of trouble despite running more even than most other runners - consistently five or six days a week in every kind of weather. Just an anecdote, not data, but seemed worth sharing anyway.
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As my coach would say, stop over-thinking it. Just pick up the damn bar and put it down. Either or both are fine. The overhead squat is also excellent, but vastly more difficult.
"Just pick up the damn bar and put it down" is a great way to get injured.
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Same thing happened to me, though in my case it was less of naturally bad technique and more that I have naturally weak joints that I tried using without sufficient other supporting muscles for stabilization. Missing a few http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RequiredSecondary... . Now it's going to take a year or two, maybe more, to get the joints back to where they were so I can try again.
I had to go through a few cycles of getting shin-splints, stopping for a while, then starting again. Each time I could run further before the splints. Maybe it's technique, but I thought it was my tendons/bone needing to strengthen after endured stress.
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Which is more important to you: "going hard" or being safe and considerate to those around you? ETA: good point about stretching before vs. stretching after, though. I should have mentioned that, and so should the OP.
It's not an all-or-nothing decision. I run with music but I keep the volume low enough that I can hear what's around me.
So much bad advice. (1) Actually it does matter how and where (relative to your body) you land your foot. Contrary to the article, many people do need to fix their "natural" form and/or get shoes that help them avoid pronation, both to avoid injury and to increase the enjoyment that will help them stick with it. (2) Similarly, the article's advice about stretching is way out of date. It's now consensus that static st…
I'll second that. I'm not a natural athlete. I have very poor kinesthesia (our 6th sense). I accidentally walk into doorframes as I try to pass through. It wasn't until my wife told me that I realized my originally learned running pattern was bad for my joints.