Run On Muscle - Blog

Our feet, as we have indicated in previous posts, are a complex structure. There are 29 muscles and 26 bones in each and over 100 ligaments and 19 tendons. The Achilles tendon, for example, acts very much like a spring which deforms and recoils on every impact from walking to sprinting. Our arch does a very similar job and works in conjunction with the toes to also absorb, produce and transfer power.

Greater Achilles stiffness can boost sprint speed in particular. As can a stiff, high, yet flexible arch. And so too can the tendons that control our toes – those that open and close them rather like those in our hands which ball and then open our fingers when making a fist.

Plyometric training boosts speed, power and agility. Your Antepes Muscle Runners are the perfect tool to get even more from these explosive training drills.

Because your dynamic speed training shoes are designed to get you off the ground faster and in a more effective way for sprint and speed training you’re going to be in a great place (literally) to super-charge your plyometric power training.

Importance Of Isometric Training. The lower legs are crucial for explosive movement. And the great news is that your Antepes Muscles Runners are specifically designed to strengthen calf muscles and Achilles tendons in a highly sprint and speed specific way. We show you how no movement drills will get your lower leg muscles and ankles ready for speed.

I found that once I had gotten going that the shoes were promoting a good foot strike position below my center of gravity and encouraging me to keep my torso in an upright position which led me to feel quite efficient in the shoe. After my very short easy run in these I feel like they actually done a good job of stretching out my calves and Achilles.