Reddit reviews Ready to Run: Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally

He's an expert on mobility/movement who has become famous a few years ago with his book "Becoming a supple leopard". However, the book I had in mind was this one which is mainly a translation of his work that specifically targets runners.

Cool Chad is actually Dr. Kelly Starret, author of Becoming a Supple Leopard and Ready to Run. He also is the main guy behind MWOD. This is /r/fitness, the whole point here is to share information.

Correct. Kelly Starret writes in Ready to Run:

>Flip-flops are banned in our gym; we don't let our athletes wear them. We have solved countless cases of knee pain in our clinic simply by removing the flip-flop.
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>Want to see how ridiculous flip-flops really are? Run a quick 400 in them.

Has anyone read "Ready to Run" by Kelly Starrett? Where do you people learn about muscle balance and good form? (https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098)

I am not recommending barefoot running, nor recommending that you ignore your doctor....but the exercise program that Vibram suggests to prepare for their shoes may be helpful to you.

I have the benefit of working from home, and I have a standing desk....not a variable one, a straight up standing desk. I am on my bare feet all the time. My feet were somewhat flat and also I walk like a duck.....but both have been considerably improved over the last couple years. My judo sensei noticed I have far more "spring" which naturally comes from stronger feet.

Lastly, Starrett has a splendid book on conditioning for running. I don't know how he's looked at in this sub, but I find his advice useful. At the end of the day, it's about using specific techniques to transform your body.

Transformations are possible. The important things are simple. The simple things are hard. If you do not have a dedicated program to improve your feet, running will most likely be impossible for you.

Edit: heh, downvoted for suggesting it's possible to improve oneself.

Hey there, i'm a also a runner and lifter.
I working with tactical Barbell and some thing from Alex viada. 3 Times running and 3 times heavy lifting ist definitly too much for the weekend warrior, so you need to build some In-Season and Off-Season running and lifting schedule :) And you should start stretching and foam rolling! Kelly Starret :)

I've been reading this: http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098

The exercises have helped me a lot. If nothing else, it will give you more hip mobility that may help you as well.

Need to do some mobility work to avoid most of those injuries and nagging pain except for fingers I guess. Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett is a great ressource for recovery self-care of joints. Best 30$ you'l ever spendhttps://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performance/dp/1628600837/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524858311&sr=8-1&keywords=supple+leopard

I have his older book on recovery for running as a pdf that I can float to whoever wants it. For you guys that are doing road work. https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1628600098&pd_rd_r=B8N180YPJEF1RQVFAPF3&pd_rd_w=VWd7r&pd_rd_wg=s4Pln&psc=1&refRID=B8N180YPJEF1RQVFAPF3

Ever since I've started following Kelly Starrett at mobilitywod my muay thai has improved leaps and bounds (while I've decreased skill training). Proper posture and mechanics is key to unlocking your potential. My power and stamina has increased from posture corrections alone. This stuff transfers over to all athletic endeavours and helps me feel looser and more relaxed in training and just day-to-day living. I can't recommend it enough.

Website

http://www.mobilitywod.com/

Books

http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-Preventing-Performance/dp/1936608588/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426507402&sr=8-3&keywords=kelly+starrett

http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426507402&sr=8-1&keywords=kelly+starrett

Equipment

http://www.roguefitness.com/mobility-rehab

If you don't have pain yet, great, but you'll want to fix it soon or you'll be in the IT band pain train. Secondly, you can be a graceful gazelle, you'll just have to focus on your recovery/flexibility as much as your running. Not as fun, but if you enjoy running, its what is necessary to keep the body functioning as it was designed.

Per some of the other comments, a shoe to fix pronation is only going to temporarily mask the underlying problem. Pronation is generally the body compensating for poor mechanics and/or poor range of motion upstream of the foot.

For accurate diagnosis, a PT would obviously be best.

In the interim, assess your range of motion first at your hip, then knee, then ankle. You can look to youtube for simple assessments and where you should be. Can't touch your toes? Start there. If you run a bunch and don't spend a considerable amount of time on targeted stretching, your Psoas is probably going to be a good place to start. When your hip lacks the ROM to pull the leg straight through, it will flair wide initiating a poor foot strike, from the outside in. Don't be discouraged, its going to take some time to resolve with focused practice.

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While I'd say mobility is generally the cause of pronation, there is a strength component to this as well. Once you've fixed the ability to move correctly, focusing on running with proper form and glute/hip/quad exercises will lock in that proper strike.

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If you'd rather throw $20 at the problem than hundreds at the PT, Ready to Run by Kelly Starrett is a decent book.