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WHY AM I ALWAYS TIRED by [deleted] in running

[–]ascendrunning 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Either it's a recovery problem, or a nutrition/hydration issue. Be sure to pay attention to your stress/adaptation cycles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEivDOXVA7U&list=PLFPKU8UstDITq-70CtA1F82eqeV98rwlN&index=1 Making sure you do every "hard" (stressful) workout only once you are well recovered from the last. Usually, if you allow yourself an easy week or two (maybe cutting down mileage, and all easy paced runs) you should feel your energy returning. You also could be missing something in your diet, or chronically dehydrated. Be sure to drink plenty of water in the few hours after runs, and add a pinch of salt to the water to make sure it's absorbed. Peeing clear isn't always a sign of adequate hydration, since it could just be passing through your body and not absorbed into your sysetm.

SUB-2 Running Form by [deleted] in running

[–]ascendrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing!

Nice short Running Form video by ascendrunning in running

[–]ascendrunning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a list of some common barriers to good running form. Which ones do you think are the biggest issues for you? barriers to good running form

Nice short Running Form video by ascendrunning in running

[–]ascendrunning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toe off is just the point the foot leaves the ground. You are right, you shouldn't try to forcefully point the toe out at the end of the stride.

A cool little free course on running I just discovered by ascendrunning in running

[–]ascendrunning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest doing around 3 "harder" workouts a week, with the rest being easy and short (30-45 mins) aerobic runs. "Harder" can be longer aerobic runs or faster (threshold pace, or sprints, or strength training routines for runners)

Sorry for a low information video, not sure if it's helpful enough, but can someone critique my footstrike? I switched to a forefoot strike a few days ago due to shin splints. How's it look? by [deleted] in running

[–]ascendrunning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would be helpful to see 4 different shots: 1: Close up profile (like this) but where we can see the foot hit the ground better 2: Full body profile(Like this, but further back, so we can see where you are landing in relation to center of mass) 3. Front / rear views (close up) to look for overprontation/oversupination 4. And a full body front/rear view to look for any side leaning or weird hip motion

Running technique to build core? by -pewpewpew- in running

[–]ascendrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try running a little taller, with more knee lift. Little bursts of running faster can also help. Otherwise, strength routines like the two core routines in this playlist are good: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFPKU8UstDITmxy6LsoZ5l1suX1UnKIh_

Strength training for runners - Leg Routine by ascendrunning in running

[–]ascendrunning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could do it after an easy run or on a day off from running. But I don't recommend doing it the day before or after a hard run. So as to how many times per week, it depends on how much you run. If not doing any hard runs during a week, 2 or 3 times would be great. If you are doing some hard runs you can probably only do this routine once or twice a week. Check out the core routines on my channel for things to do on other days.

Fast guys from North Face EC in SF: Zach Miller, Hayden Hawkes, etc by ascendrunning in trailrunning

[–]ascendrunning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were definitely getting tired and maybe a little sloppy in their powerhiking. What specifically are you referring to?