Dr. Micheal Yessis has just released another podcast about Running Form. This video attacks the myths about running form when it comes to the overused term–overstriding. It is part of a series of Podcasts entitled How To Run Right–<http://www.youtube.com/user/Howtorunright>, which all focus on proper running form.
The legendary biomechanist, Dr. Yessis makes the point that there is no such thing as overstriding for 99% of runners. “Most runners never achieve their optimal stride length. Overstriding is just a myth that was started years ago and is still being perpetuated today by many running form experts” states Dr. Yessis. “It’s all about technique or to use the more common term, running form. When you learn and execute proper running form, there is no such thing as overstriding” concludes Dr. Yessis.
The Doctor points out that if a runner wants to increase their speed, they must increase their stride length, which is contrary to conventional wisdom that says to increase speed, increase stride frequency. And Dr. Yessis debunks this in the attached video.
The video also covers knee drive, paw back (a term coined by Dr. Yessis), the dangers of heel striking and how to generate muscle force to move forward and increase running speed. And guess what? It all comes down to proper running form. <http://www.youtube.com/user/Howtorunright#p/u/11/NYcALnhjZvI>
Dr. Michael Yessis is a PhD (from USC) in Kinesiology and Biomechanics. A Professor at Cal State Fullerton, where he was a multi-sports specialist in biomechanics (technique analysis) and sports conditioning & training.
He’s more than a theorist, having trained the NFL’s Raiders and Rams and US Volleyball team. Dr. Yessis is more than just a coach, in fact he coaches the coaches. Dr. Yessis is considered this country’s foremost expert on sports technique. In the Jan 2011 issue of Muscle & Fitness, Dr. Yessis is referred to as the legendary biomechanist.
Dr. Yessis has written 16 books in the sports and fitness field including “Build A Better Athlete” <http://www.doctoryessis.com/products/search.cfm> and “Biomechanics & Kinesiology of Exercise, and written more than 2,000 articles on sports training and specifically the training of runners, including articles that have appeared inTrack and Field Coaches Review, Running Times and Triathlete magazines. He discusses running form and proper technique for all sports at his website Dr. Yessis. <http://www.doctoryessis.com>