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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 07, 2014, 01:02:30 am »
Yeah I think you're exactly right entropy. In fact, to think of it... that's the reason. If you have a lot of upperleg strength and you're weak in the lowerleg department... then you will tend to look like you do. That's a big no-no in my books.
Not only that, but will put you in the position of a possible injury because you will exert power from the upperlegs but have ankle collapse lower down the chain, which in turn will stress the knee.
So... the barefoot running idea is a very good one (I do it on the track). And anything else that loads up these calves while being in a dorsiflexed position is great too (consecutive jumps, ankle bounces, line hops, rudiment hops, sprints, high hurdles etc).
If I were you I'd probably do barefoot sprinting and double leg bounds + rudiment hops at the end, with emphasis on staying on the ground as little as possible.
Not only that, but will put you in the position of a possible injury because you will exert power from the upperlegs but have ankle collapse lower down the chain, which in turn will stress the knee.
So... the barefoot running idea is a very good one (I do it on the track). And anything else that loads up these calves while being in a dorsiflexed position is great too (consecutive jumps, ankle bounces, line hops, rudiment hops, sprints, high hurdles etc).
If I were you I'd probably do barefoot sprinting and double leg bounds + rudiment hops at the end, with emphasis on staying on the ground as little as possible.