Military heel strike?
Discussion
I used to train with an ex marine who coached me to run with a heel strike. These days I tend to run (when not injured) with an almost flat foot, but slight emphasis on the balls of the feet.
I am reading a text by an ex commando and he is making reference to landing heel first.
So, is the heel strike a military thing?
Fozziebear said:
Could be from the heel strike in parade drill and tabbing with a pack tends to make you heel strike.
Marines don't heel strike in drill and usually giggle like little school girls when the see the Army doing it! They don't tab either, they yomp. You are never taught a set way of running except in time and as a section/troop.I hope I am not going to regret writing this due to a dose of speaking too soon, but....
I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
Perec said:
I hope I am not going to regret writing this due to a dose of speaking too soon, but....
I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
Sounds like they know a thing or two about warming up and warming down around the short period of hard running.I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
ewenm said:
Perec said:
I hope I am not going to regret writing this due to a dose of speaking too soon, but....
I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
Sounds like they know a thing or two about warming up and warming down around the short period of hard running.I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
Perec said:
ewenm said:
Perec said:
I hope I am not going to regret writing this due to a dose of speaking too soon, but....
I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
Sounds like they know a thing or two about warming up and warming down around the short period of hard running.I am following a quasi military training regime that requires a power walk or run every morning and weights four times per week. The power walk/run builds progressively from a gentle walk to 2.5 minutes of flat out, lung busting, effort and then back down.
Normally, if I run more often than every three days I get calf injuries. However this week I have run three days consecutively and am still walking without mobility aids.
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
The warm down in particular should help ward off post-run calf issues.dai1983 said:
Fozziebear said:
Could be from the heel strike in parade drill and tabbing with a pack tends to make you heel strike.
Marines don't heel strike in drill and usually giggle like little school girls when the see the Army doing it! They don't tab either, they yomp. You are never taught a set way of running except in time and as a section/troop. they also enjoy wearing women's clothes. Perec said:
grumbledoak said:
Perec said:
Do you think these military types know a thing or two?
That's not been my experience, no. 
Honestly. I've never met such a bunch of repressed gays in my life.
Unlike those Paras. Tough hetrosexual killers.
It's absolute crap. Each heel strike you make lands in front of you (obviously) which in fact decelerates you. It also puts a whopping amount of stress on the ankle stabilizers (post tib, peroneals, achilles etc) so to encourage heel strike is just nonsensical. This is the problem with people going straight into those barefoot runners without a conversion of running style. The shoes may be great but if the running style is shocking you're in fall
tori said:
It's absolute crap. Each heel strike you make lands in front of you (obviously) which in fact decelerates you. It also puts a whopping amount of stress on the ankle stabilizers (post tib, peroneals, achilles etc) so to encourage heel strike is just nonsensical. This is the problem with people going straight into those barefoot runners without a conversion of running style. The shoes may be great but if the running style is shocking you're in fall
This, my understanding is that heel striking for distance runs is at last thing you should be doing generally because you're running a lot less efficiently. When you forefoot strike, the impact force compresses your calf muscles which acts as a spring that bounces back, pushing you forward. Heel striking, the impact force ends up going through your shin, your knees and into your hips.Regiment said:
tori said:
It's absolute crap. Each heel strike you make lands in front of you (obviously) which in fact decelerates you. It also puts a whopping amount of stress on the ankle stabilizers (post tib, peroneals, achilles etc) so to encourage heel strike is just nonsensical. This is the problem with people going straight into those barefoot runners without a conversion of running style. The shoes may be great but if the running style is shocking you're in fall
This, my understanding is that heel striking for distance runs is at last thing you should be doing generally because you're running a lot less efficiently. When you forefoot strike, the impact force compresses your calf muscles which acts as a spring that bounces back, pushing you forward. Heel striking, the impact force ends up going through your shin, your knees and into your hips.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff