as the foot strikes the ground, should it be kept in a neutral/dorsiflexed position to prevent braking forces or should the ankle be extended towards the ground?
natural would be slightly dorsiflexed.we all slightly point the foot down before impact
I’ve recently been told that i should keep my foot dorsi flexed as this puts less strain on the hamstrings on impact. I tried running with my toe pointing down or ‘naturally’ and i could actually feel this oulling on my hamstrsings slightly, as the toes hit the floor in front of your hips, thus forcing you to claw the ground back with your feet and putting unecessary stress on the hamstrings…