How to Use Your Glutes while Running 

Jeffrey Restrepo thank god! I was so stresses my phobe was broken

"fill right" is an audio option you can use to make it stereo. Thanks for the tips - I know someone who dose the exact same thing (angle).

swap the head phone and listen again, otherwise your running form will be unbalance.

lol yeah i was like are my headphones broken

Too good.

Why do you think humans have evolved such big bums? Compare to our primate cousins. Because running. So, instead of using your calves to first store and release energy, you should have put your bums as the first and foremost powerhouse. Good luck with your run.

@@bushidofreakz it was 12 months ago dude lol

@@TatsumakiSenpuuKyaku so your point is? What i said still relevant, besides, it was 2 weeks ago. Lol

And now it's two years later yet is still completely relevant! Hahaha see you guys in another couple years lol

@@justingallant8558 HAHAHAHAH

It definitely works! When thrusting your hips forward while running, you are engaging the elastic response in your hip flexors, assisting in the lifting of your knee during the next stride. This way, muscle contraction does not have to be 100% of your knee lift. Getting a biomechanical assist from the elastic response of your hip flexors allows for longer running at faster pace. This is very similar to the way a discus or javelin thrower uses the elastic response in the pec-shoulder connection (discus and javelin are "slung", not thrown). Also, chance of injury is increased the longer your foot impacts the ground. By engaging your hips to drive force into the ground, your foot impacts in a much shorter period, like a stone skipping on water (a visualization I use with clients). Plus, the more force you can apply from your hips, the more you "bound" like a gazelle, maintaining a longer more fluid stride without overstriding. Elastic response assist, less chance of injury, light bounding strides - all good! Go hips! Happy running!

Running isnt a porn thrust exercise..

Really? You're going there? Driving with your hips is advice from Michael Johnson. Way to keep it classy.

Jasper Silvas Well, they are comparable movement patterns.

I don't see how thrusting the hips forward would help activate the glutes... can you explain?

I've had the same calf problems for years...(bilateral soleus, mainly)....I've incorporated some other things recently that have helped the calf/soleus muscles a lot, but definitely one of the issues is my glutes not firing

This is genius.

I only carry cash. Tried this with $23.75 and the technique still worked. Thank you.

You can drop it if its a gold coin

Most underrated comment on youtube.

Hahah!!!!

Thanks for this comment. I was starting to feel like there was no hope for my running form, but to hear that you had similar problems and it improved gives me hope!

Congrats! It never comes easy. Just make sure you transition slowly into the mid foot striking.

I just learned this a few weeks ago and my injuries are down and my speed is up!

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I just learned today from my pt I am a hip dropper as well.

I second that, my my achilles are sore and little tips could be usefull.

I had this problem after recovering from a marathon. It is usually what you said but it can also be caused by a tight quad or hamstring. Even the rib cage being asymmetrical can cause it.

You know, the foreground is gorgeous too!

2:17 for my own personal reference

Low bar squat and deadlift.

@@dragonchr15 thanks. Didn't know about low bar squats. Will try it out.