tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post5298502394667656449..comments2024-01-27T01:00:53.693-05:00Comments on Footnotes: Three Things Thursday: Doing it all wrongKimberly http://www.blogger.com/profile/08159387703524634028noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-36205086133067189502013-10-17T18:49:21.863-04:002013-10-17T18:49:21.863-04:00Love that bounding drill- it's a good reminder...Love that bounding drill- it's a good reminder! I like to think of myself as a monorail when I'm trying to focus on form- helps me at least feel like I"m moving smoothly!Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989594701535987972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-84727111652452747152013-10-17T17:18:37.300-04:002013-10-17T17:18:37.300-04:00You are the best. Definitely not doing crap before...You are the best. Definitely not doing crap before the marathon except, maybe, work on the arms. I'm getting it done the way my body knows how. Over the winter, if I can mentally accept it, try to run three days a week so I can take swim lessons and ride my bike on the trainer. If I can do that, I might do more specific form work.Kimberly https://www.blogger.com/profile/08159387703524634028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-77399424414932860022013-10-17T17:16:04.642-04:002013-10-17T17:16:04.642-04:00Valid, valid points. I had read Steve's post t...Valid, valid points. I had read Steve's post the other day/week, and it really hit home.<br /><br />I definitely think there is some truth in what the PT's say. I saw on the video that I overstride and my hip drops. I am not sure the issue is with strength, specifically, as they but more the neuromuscular pathways and how things fire. At least that's what the one PT said. <br /><br />I do think I've been guilty, too, of overloading the bar and allowing the hamstrings to overcompensate rather than using the glutes. The only other way it could contribute is that I don't move laterally in BP to work the abductors but I do that in Piloxing.<br /><br />The one thing I forgot to ask is how much being on a treadmill v. outside affects form. I was trying to notice (without correcting) how my feet landed, and I think I take smaller steps and am more stable outside. It's like the treadmill makes me claustrophobic and I overcompensate.Kimberly https://www.blogger.com/profile/08159387703524634028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-67000192684957352422013-10-17T17:07:43.909-04:002013-10-17T17:07:43.909-04:00And one more question, while I'm feeling overc...And one more question, while I'm feeling overcaffeinated and cranky :-) <br /><br />Are you going to try to change your running form now (23 days from M-Day and counting), or make it a project for the winter, after the marathon's done?Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582049406998358870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-4294860905894870502013-10-17T17:05:32.274-04:002013-10-17T17:05:32.274-04:00Okay, this is worrisome. If a freaking BODYPUMP IN...Okay, this is worrisome. If a freaking BODYPUMP INSTRUCTOR doesn't have sufficiently strong glute medius muscles, then who the heck does?!<br /><br />You know, Steve in a Speedo made an interesting comment when talking about his running injury recently: his chiropractor told him, "EVERY physical therapist will say you're weak somewhere.... And EVERY Chiropractor will say you need to be re-adjusted somewhere." (http://iwannagetphysical.blogspot.com/2013/09/4-weeks-without-running-still-not-even.html). <br /><br />So, I know this is a totally stupid question (and you certainly know way more about the topic than I do), but... do you think this is a legit criticism of your form? Because it seems like the massive amount of Bodypump you do should be taking care of your posterior chain strength, doesn't it?Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582049406998358870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-19036179450245006252013-10-17T10:21:54.600-04:002013-10-17T10:21:54.600-04:00Unite! I am definitely being cautious about how mu...Unite! I am definitely being cautious about how much I do and try to fix ahead of the marathon. I'm going to work on the arms and do exercises now but wait to focus on form until the off season. I have plans for then anyway, so it should fit in nicely!Kimberly https://www.blogger.com/profile/08159387703524634028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-72392107108510468712013-10-17T10:20:34.145-04:002013-10-17T10:20:34.145-04:00Oh, good tip! I'll have to think about that ra...Oh, good tip! I'll have to think about that rather than Thomas and Percy. Kimberly https://www.blogger.com/profile/08159387703524634028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-79621817462100697852013-10-17T09:58:58.677-04:002013-10-17T09:58:58.677-04:00Awesome feedback. I suspect we have similar gaits ...Awesome feedback. I suspect we have similar gaits because we're doing some of the same PT exercises. I'd be cautious about trying to change too much right before your race though. Maybe pick one small thing to work on.Barihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677387733194492488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137646469767562765.post-9960909007823706142013-10-17T09:45:57.377-04:002013-10-17T09:45:57.377-04:00Very cool. I remember in middle school cross coun...Very cool. I remember in middle school cross country our coach told us that our hands should skim the pockets of our shorts - basically a way to keep our arms relaxed and down and keep them from crossing the front of our body. I remember that sometimes when I am getting tired and can feel my arms creeping up and over. Just a thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com