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March 26, 2010, 6:26pm
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Just an update:
I’ve been making steady improvements in my form. I can tell by video analysis, plus feel, that my arm swing is much much better. Also, I seem to have corrected my backwards lean(which I must have been doing to try to run tall, but didn’t realize it just made me look like a retard), my head stays down, and when I start my head is roughly in line with my spine.
I think back when I injured my ankle or hamstring, I picked up a bad movement pattern and it stuck. The biggest change that seems to have the biggest impact so far is the correction of the backwards lean. It feels normal to dorsiflex now, whereas earlier in this thread I noted how unnatural it felt.
It’s all coming together…
You should try to always have your head in line with the spine. There really isn’t any benefit to having it down except for maybe (questionable) very early acceleration from a low position.