EP 014 || Unlocking Efficient Running Form: Mastering Arm Positioning and Cues

The Pendola Project Podcast

In this episode of RunFORM, join our esteemed coaches, Bobby McGee and Matt Pendola, as they discuss the intricacies of optimal arm positioning and cues for runners and triathletes. Discover the secrets to unlocking efficient running form and maximizing your performance on the track or road.

Key Takeaways:

1. Importance of Arm Positioning: Understand why proper arm positioning plays a crucial role in achieving optimal running form and how it directly impacts your overall efficiency and speed.
2. Common Mistakes to Avoid: Learn about the most common arm-related mistakes that runners and triathletes make and how they can hinder your performance and cause unnecessary strain.
3. Effective Cueing Techniques: Discover a range of practical cues and mental cues that can help you maintain the correct arm position throughout your runs, enhancing your form and preventing fatigue.
4. Role of Arm Swing: Explore the biomechanics behind the arm swing and its direct influence on your running efficiency, balance, and overall body mechanics.
5. Drills and Exercises: Gain insights into specific drills and exercises designed to strengthen and improve your arm and upper body muscles, optimizing your arm swing for better running economy.

Whether you're a beginner looking to establish solid fundamentals or an experienced athlete aiming for peak performance, this episode is a must-listen for all running enthusiasts.

When you're ready, we offer a 12-week digital course where Matt and Bobby have teamed up to condensed all the information and exercises you need to run faster, longer, and injury free. You can find that here: https://www.pendolaproject.com/offers/NsNFzL5h/checkout

Bobby McGee, your host, is one of the world’s greatest running coaches and has been coaching endurance athletes for 32 years. He is a 5 time Olympic coach, and has been involved in some form with 9 Olympic medalists.

He says, there are three very important aspects of endurance training;

1. Firstly, address your running mechanics. Teach yourself to run effectively and to avoid injuries in order to run at your optimum level.
2. Secondly, look at how you train. What is it about your training that’s holding you back? Is there a way that you can train better?
3. Lastly, address the mental blocks that hold you back. How can you unleash the power of your mind to get you to race effectively?

Matt Pendola has decades of experience helping runners build strength and get ahead of their injury cycles. He’s worked with some of the world’s greatest elite athletes including Olympic and World Champion medalists Kevin McDowell and Ben Kanute, to name a few.

He also has a handful of impressive personal achievements as an athlete, including winning the Elite Spartan World Championships Masters Division (2015) & qualifying for Duathlon World Championships 3 times.

These two world class coaches come together in today's episode to help you run better, run longer, and run injury free.

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