Done The 100 Up Technique
November 18, 2011 Filed in: Running
"We've got a motto here-you're tougher than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can.”
--Christopher McDougall
In a recent New York Times article called "The Once and Future Way to Run", Christopher McDougall, author of the bestseller Born To Run, talks about a running exercise invented by a man named W.S. George in 1874 called the 100-Up. I was interested in trying this out, and luckily, there was a video that went along with this article, so I could find out how to do this movement.
There are two modes for this drill: the major and the minor. I did the minor version of the drill, and it wasn't too difficult. First, you do this exercise barefoot. It's very simple. Your knee goes up and your elbow goes back.
Then you switch legs.
About halfway through, my hips started feeling tight. I did the drill with all four angles and sped up this video.
I think this is a good drill. I'd like to continuing to do this to see if it really improves my running technique drastically. I can see why it would work, but I think you have to be disciplined and put it into practice.
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Vintage)
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