Elitetrack: Sport Training & Conditioning

I was recently asked to contribute to the “Ask Anything” column in Maxim magazine. In this front-of-the-magazine section, Maxim solicits random questions from readers, thenconsult “real experts for actual, scientific answers.” I was asked to answer the question why so many gifted athletes are pigeon-toed? Here’s my answer (and a special thanks to CFKA for the ball analogies):While thereâ€?
 
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So which Maxim babe do I get for my pivotal contribution?

Surely the beautiful Mrs. CFKA is better than any frumpy Maxim trash. And anyhow, I just got back the version that’s going in the magazine and they took out the ball analogy….while I hated to see it go it will at least save me royalty payments.

Any chance being pigeon-toed, bow legged, and flat-footed leads to scoliosis?

ElbowGrease - 07 May 2008 03:22 PM

Any chance being pigeon-toed, bow legged, and flat-footed leads to scoliosis?

No. I think that’s just bad luck.

Mike Young - 07 May 2008 04:07 PM

ElbowGrease - 07 May 2008 03:22 PM

Any chance being pigeon-toed, bow legged, and flat-footed leads to scoliosis?

No. I think that’s just bad luck.

Rather pigeon toed than foot everter… See Q’s Penn R photo…

Yeah. Was actually thinking about writing a blog about foot splay before the request for the pigeon-toe info. It seems to be very prevalent and much more multi-factorial than inversion (pigeon-toe).

Then if you are long limbed, short torso, have high achilles insertion, explosive and piggeon toed you are born to run very fast?

Francisco Falise - 21 May 2009 12:25 PM

Then if you are long limbed, short torso, have high achilles insertion, explosive and piggeon toed you are born to run very fast?

It would certainly be a good place to start. Throw in small head, short and heavily muscled thigh, long lower leg, broad shoulders, and good neuromuscular system and you’ve got a world beater.

Francisco Falise - 21 May 2009 12:25 PM

Then if you are long limbed, short torso, have high achilles insertion, explosive and piggeon toed you are born to run very fast?

High achilles insertion?

Mike, how do you help a runner develop stiffer ankle joints at ground contact?