Skipping

[archiesdad]

Over the last 5-6 weeks ive had an injury which has kept me away from running. During that time ive seen all sorts of physios and a podiatrist and both have said i have a gate / pronation problem, especially on one foot. When they analysed my running style it apears i take too long a stride and heel strike really badly. They recommended to change to a mid-foot strike style and to increase my cadence with lighter more frequent foot steps. Both said i should take up skipping to increase my foot speed?

Ive tried this in the past and im really shit at it - i seem to spend more time unwrapping the thing from around my neck that actually skipping. Anyone got any tips or recommend me a decent rope (rather than the current bit of washing line!!)

[oROSSo]

i have one of these:

http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/...y-re-40082.php

can only say its practice really.

[Titus]

I honestly prefer the cheap ropes that Lonsdale do. It's just pratice really, can be frustrating at first.

Might end up at a similar standard to this :

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[archiesdad]

Originally Posted by Titus

I honestly prefer the cheap ropes that Lonsdale do. It's just pratice really, can be frustrating at first.

Might end up at a similar standard to this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B2Vrg1Y25c

i'd like to think that someone would hit me with a large bat if i ever started owt like that!!!

[Titus]

Originally Posted by archiesdad

i'd like to think that someone would hit me with a large bat if i ever started owt like that!!!

The lad that's best at skipping at our gym is fucking 10 year old

[maygo]

Timing and stay on your tors

Toes*

[humph]

Get a cadence timer going or some 90 bpm music for when you're doing it, cadence app would probably be better as you can slowly increase it.

I'd just try to imagine staying on your toes but making sure your heel touches the ground and bounces in the middle of each step, if your heel doesn't hit the floor at the end of the step you're going to get really sore calves. Do it without the rope first of course!

If you google bryan mckensie he has lots of drills that correct running form, talks a lot about glute and hamstring activation.

[archiesdad]

Originally Posted by humph

Get a cadence timer going or some 90 bpm music for when you're doing it, cadence app would probably be better as you can slowly increase it.

I'd just try to imagine staying on your toes but making sure your heel touches the ground and bounces in the middle of each step, if your heel doesn't hit the floor at the end of the step you're going to get really sore calves. Do it without the rope first of course!

If you google bryan mckensie he has lots of drills that correct running form, talks a lot about glute and hamstring activation.

read quite abit about pose and chi running as well as julian goater's book on running form. the reading bit is the easy bit!!

[bonsai]

Wouldn't mind giving skipping a go id just feel a tit doing it.

[humph]

Originally Posted by archiesdad

read quite abit about pose and chi running as well as julian goater's book on running form. the reading bit is the easy bit!!

Reading about it is much easier granted, but telling someone to change something as ingrained as their running style and then not providing more advice and progressive feedback is also very easy!

I think the most important factor is to make sure your foot is landing directly below your centre of mass, not infront of it whereby you're 'putting on the brakes'.

I only got the hang of it after doing sprints with no footwear, i chose hard sand at low tide but concrete is fine as long as you watch out for glass and shards of wheel trims..

After that is was just a case of taking smaller strides and now I'm doing 5ks with quicker and quicker times, I love running now and I think thats completely down to the fact that I got better at it, and I don't get stupid niggly injuries in my shins and calves.