This was timely. I was just working on the lesson for my Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camp course about the Preferred Motion Pathway and a new publication turns up on it. As Hannibal Smith from the A-Team used to say “I love it when a plan comes together“; or for my daughter’s generation, as Special Agent […]
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Is changing footstrike pattern beneficial to runners?
I just going to leave this one there with no commentary… Is changing footstrike pattern beneficial to runners? Joseph Hamill & Allison H. Gruber Journal of Sport and Health Science; 28 February 2017 Some researchers, running instructors, and coaches have suggested that the “optimal” footstrike pattern to improve performance and reduce running injuries is land […]
Running economy barefoot, in minimalist shoes and traditional running shoes
I almost did not get to writing this post today. Mainly because the topic has been done to death and I would really like something more interesting to blog about. I have litigated the footwear and running economy issue many times: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. So why did I decide to […]
Yet again, more of the same …
…I not too well today and do not have the energy to do a detailed analysis, so will not comment much on this new paper just published. I have litigated the issues previously in this post on Running Economy and Foot Strike Pattern. Joint stiffness and running economy during imposed forefoot strike before and after […]
More of the same…
Last week I wrote: When I read things like this……I roll my eyes. Not because there is anything wrong with the publication; it is just the heat and vitriol that I and others were subjected to over the years by the fan boy haters for pointing out what the overwhelming preponderance of evidence is continuing […]
When I read things like this…
…I roll my eyes. Not because there is anything wrong with the publication; it is just the heat and vitriol that I and others were subjected to over the years by the fan boy haters for pointing out what the overwhelming preponderance of evidence is continuing to show. Their propaganda and rhetoric is still not […]
Impact loads in barefoot and shoe running
I currently sitting in Toronto airport waiting for a flight, so will not say anything much on this: The effects of barefoot and barefoot inspired footwear on tibiofemoral kinetics during running Jonathan Sinclair Human Movement. ISSN (Online) 1899-1955, DOI: 10.1515/humo-2016-0022, October 2016 Purpose. The current investigation aimed to examine the effects of running barefoot and […]
Impacts and injury and the transition to minimalist running shoes
I struggled to come up with a title for this post as in the study below two key points came out and the points that come out of the study are not necessarily related to each other. Here is the study: Injuries observed in a prospective transition from traditional to minimalist footwear: correlation of high […]
Barefoot Running and ‘Overpronation’
I previously noted that some barefoot runners claim that the height of the arch of their feet increased after taking up barefoot running; others claim no change and, much to their dismay, some even have reported a decrease in their arch height. Some have documented changes in arch shape with photographs, and others have faked […]
Monday morning laugh
Not any evidence based review or anything like that today. Remember all the propaganda, rhetoric and vitriol about heel striking being evil? I will just leave this Rio Marathon Facebook comment here: As always, I go where the evidence takes me until convinced otherwise ….and a Facebook comment is not evidence, but I think we […]
Running Economy and Foot Strike Pattern
When I first caught the title of this ‘study’ my initial reaction was add it to the massive pile of backlogged articles that I need to comment on! I have litigated the running economy and foot strike and shoe type enough times: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here). However, this ‘study’ was different as it […]
How Good are Runners at Self Identifying Their Foot Strike Pattern?
They’re not: There is now more evidence from when I last wrote about this. Shorten (2014) “In the lab: of 17 runners that said they were heel strikers, only 14 really were; of the 20 that said they were midfoot strikers, not one them actually really were; of the 7 that said they were forefoot […]
Impact Related Factors and Running Injury
I have blogged before (Just How Significant are Heel Impacts at Causing Injury When Running?) and repeatedly commented that the evidence that links impact related factors to running injuries is far from compelling. I am not saying they don’t, it is just that the evidence supporting the link is not strong (and one study has […]
Chi Running did not lead to less injuries
One of the narratives of the various running ‘cults’ is just to make stuff up about the benefits of it and then wish it was true (the wishful thinking fallacy). The claims may or may not be true, but to make them up and wish that they are true is to paint targets on themselves […]
Vibram FiveFingers and muscle strength … umm, err…
{POSTSCRIPT: The journal have removed this paper after they were informed of the conflict of interest by someone who had read what I wrote below. } I had heard about this study previously and was looking forward to it being published … boy, was I in for a surprise! Effect of Vibram FiveFingers Minimalist Shoes […]