#50 - Graham Tuttle: The Barefoot Sprinter

In the 50th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Coach of ATG, and the Barefoot Sprinter Coach, Graham Tuttle will talk about sprinting and foot training, proper sprint mechanics to unlock speed, mobility, the science behind sprint mechanics, how to develop strength and speed, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(1:00) Introducing our special guest Coach of ATG, and the Barefoot Sprinter Coach, Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(1:15) The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast: #116 - Graham Tuttle: Love For Every Sport

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/116-graham-tuttle-love-for-every-sport/id1551573443?i=1000526871068 

(2:05) ATG coaching

(2:50) The ATG process analogy

(3:55) Stretching vs ATG

(4:45) “Any significant training has a long-lasting effect.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(6:05) The main philosophy of ATG

(7:00) Misconception about Yoga

(7:40) Shout out to Ben Patrick @kneesovertoesguy

(8:00) Benefits of walking backward with sled

(8:25) Shout out to Charles Poliquin

(8:30) “A lot of things that we have as a standard for how we do things now, they came from happy accidents in the past” Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(9:10) Main idea behind walking backward

(9:20) Short-range vs long-range training

(10:10) About using the sled

(12:00) Impact heavy movement

(12:10) Remodeling the fascia

(13:30) Forward on the sled

(15:00) The beauty of sled

(16:00) Dumb joints vs smart joints

(16:40) “When you have dumb joints you can do dumb exercises.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(17:05) Bunion

(19:05) Graham’s origin story

(20:05) The effects of non-functioning big toes

(21:20) What’s a bunion

(21:50) Innovative fascia

(23:40) Graham’s father’s Parkinson’s disease

(24:25) A study about fascia and Achilles tendon

(25:10) What if you can’t extend your big toe?

(27:20) “You can have healthy feet and have problems up the chain. But you cannot have unhealthy feet and not be affected up the chain.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(28:50) Let’s talk about feet

(30:50) What shoes can and can’t do

(32:00) About feet fetish

(32:30) Healthy feet: a sign of vitality

(33:40) Name of the wind book

(35:05) The main problem

(36:30) “The ideal situation is that your feet should be trained as a byproduct of everything else.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(37:35) Foot drills

(38:25) Why Graham does barefoot sprinting

(40:50) Graham’s three-part process

(47:40) Upstream vs downstream

(48:45) Shout out to Doctor Burke

(50:00) Can people run correctly?

(50:55) Shout out to Eliud Kipchoge @kipchogeeliud

(51:30) “If running feels difficult you are doing it wrong.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(52:10) What matters when running?

(55:05) “Too many people overvalue effort and undervalue grace.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(55:10) Bulking vs grace

(57:35) 5 exercises for foot strength

(59:50) The two most important muscles

(1:03:00) Continuation of the same problem

(1:05:25) Shout out to Tim Anderson @original_strength

(1:06:25) Graham’s&