Soreness from running

[Capt Caveman]

And Caveman brain, please give your input if you know better, rather than contributing nothing to the thread.

I've contributed more than you. Heel striking does not necessary cause shin splints. Danny Woodhead, running back for the New England Patriots is 5'7" and 190lbs. I'm guessing, he's obese in your book.

I'm 5'9" and 165lbs. I have running multiple marathons at this weight. I'm overweight right?

Only thing you have contributed is incorrect information. Running on your toes? LOL.

The OP's shin splints has most likely been caused from running in his basketball shoes, allowing his foot to overpronate causing undue stress on his tendons. A gait analysis and proper footwear would more than likely alleviate the problem. As well, as stretching and icing after running.

 

[brikis98]

And obviously the ideal body weight depends, but for a normal person, not someone who has pounds and pounds of muscle, 145 is ideal, 165 is the highest before you can consider yourself overweight at his height. Obviously there are exceptions for people that are built, but I'm talking for the average human body.

I don't think 5'8" 145 is "ideal". Obviously, there is a large subjective component involved here, but 145 is likely "skinny" which is not ideal for health, fitness or aesthetics. Of course, if you have special requirements - e.g. a long distance runner might need to be lighter or a weightlifter might need to be heavier - then all of this changes. Still, for your average guy, my guess it that an "athletic" 165 is likely much more ideal for 5'8".

 

[kamper]

Also, Dallascisco: be careful with a sudden change in your running technique. If you've spent your entire life running heel-to-toe in shoes, it'll take a LONG time to adapt to a new style. Do too much too quickly and you'll get injured. Start slow and very gradually work your way up.

This. As Capt Caveman points out, you don't necessarily have to switch to a forefoot strike, most people run without too much trouble on their heels. Buying a decent pair of shoes may have already solved the problem enough.

Also, if you've bought conventional trainers with big padded heels, you're going to be fighting against them to not land on your heels because that's not what they were designed for.

By all means, try out POSE and if it works that's great. If not, don't think that it is necessarily THE way that you have to run.

 

[Megatomic]

POSE/barefoot running technique is NOT about "running on your toes." If you do that, you'll blow out your calves and/or achilles very quickly. What you actually want to do is land on the ball of your foot and then let the rest of your foot (even the heel) touch down. There are other important aspects to this technique - such as shorter, faster strides, landing with your feet right under your hips, leaning forward to "fall" - but the foot landing is key as it allows the structures & muscles of your foot & ankle to absorb the impact in the way they were designed to. Landing on your toes does none of this and is just as bad as landing on your heel.

Also, Dallascisco: be careful with a sudden change in your running technique. If you've spent your entire life running heel-to-toe in shoes, it'll take a LONG time to adapt to a new style. Do too much too quickly and you'll get injured. Start slow and very gradually work your way up.


That completely depends on how much muscle you are carrying. You can be ripped at 5'8 185 and a weak bag of bones at 145. Looking solely at height/weight (ie, BMI) is not enough to make a call.

Agreed.