Pose Method of Running

Dr. Romanov's Pose Method Of Running brings his revolutionary ideas that changed the world of running to the professional athlete and amateur alike. In a very succinct and enjoyable manner, it teaches one to perform to the very best of his ability, using the Pose running technique. In ballet, or martial arts, one requires practice of technique. The same is true of running. Unless you are one of the lucky ones, like Haile Gebrselassie, Steve Prefontaine, or Michael Johnson, who were born with the perfect technique, you have to learn it. Until Dr Romanov's discovery there was no coherent theory on the subject. Running was practiced, but not taught as a skill. The Pose Method proposes to teach running as a skill with its own theory, concepts, and exercises.

Like any brilliant idea, the idea behind the Pose Method is simple. Every movement is built on an infinite number of poses, or positions, through which the body goes in space and time. In running, Dr. Romanov focuses on only one pose, which he calls the Running Pose. It is a whole body position, with vertically aligned shoulders, hips and ankles that creates an S-like shape of the body. The runner then changes the pose from one leg to the other allowing gravity to draw him forward. This creates forward movement, with the least energy cost, and the least effort. The end result is faster race times, easier running and no more injuries!

Many have been asking for this book and are awaiting it eagerly. USA and British Triathlon teams have been working with Dr. Romanov with great success. Scientific research on the Pose Method effects on runners was conducted at the USA Olympic Training Center (Colorado Springs) in 1997, at Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) in 1998-2001, at Sheffield Hallam University (Great Britain) in 2001, at Kubansky State University (Krasnodar, Russia) in 2002, and at Cape Town University (South Africa) in 2002 with Tim Noakes, author of the Lore Of Running, the runner,s bible. The results of the last research are very impressive. The load on knee joints is reduced 30%, the incidence of other injuries is drastically diminished. The method allows the athletes to run easier, faster, longer, and most significantly, injury free.

Dr. Nicholas Romanov developed the Pose Method® of Teaching Running Technique, an integral part of his philosophy of movement, in Russia, in the 1970's, long before coming to the United States. In America he has received proper recognition for this revolutionary Method. The USA Triathlon Olympic development program has successfully implemented it into their training system. The British Triathlon, has invited Dr. Romanov on board the National Team as one of their coaches since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Presently, he also works with Mexican National Triathlon coaches and athletes.

Dr. Romanov started to develop his method during his college days, but at that time, for many people it was nothing more than a crazy idea. Official science had never looked into it, and his peers did not want to discuss it. After graduation he joined the ranks of his own professors, and started the long journey to the eventual recognition of his ideas. With more and more athletes, bringing better and better results, and years of painstaking research, Dr. Romanov became more confident that he was on the right track.

In the 1990's, America opened its doors to him, and with requisite initial skepticism, saw the simplicity and ingeniuity of the Russian scientist's idea. Gravity and its effects on all objects was discovered long ago. However, nobody applied it to running. Until now! Previously, no one spoke about the physics and mechanics of running movement in those terms. Once Dr. Romanov showed the dependency of efficiency and performance on correct technique, which uses gravity, eyes began to open.

Presently, Dr. Romanov divides his time between British Triathlon Team training and participating in biomechanical research on his methods conducted in Sheffield University and Oxford University (both UK), as well as in South Africa's Cape Town University. He also conducts clinics for athletes and coaches alike all over the country, as well as in Mexico, Canada and Great Britain. Dr. Romanov has finished his long awaited book "Pose Method®", and is working on new books.

Dr. Romanov's book brings his revolutionary method to the professional athlete and amateur in a very succinct and enjoyable manner. It teaches one to perform to the very best of one's ability, using the pose running technique. In ballet, or martial arts, one requires practice of technique. The same is true of running. Proper running technique is a learned skill. Unless you are one of the lucky ones, like Haile Gebrselassie, Jessie Owens, Emil Zatopek, Jim Ryan, Steve Prefontaine, or Michael Johnson, who were born with the perfect technique, you have to practice.