What is the Pose Method®?
Pose Method® is a system for learning and teaching optimal human movement and sport specific techniques. Learn more >
OUR STORY
If you’ve ever read “tips” on how to improve your running – lean forward, land on forefoot, strike ‘figure 4’, don’t overstride, shorten your stride, increase your cadence to 180+, running is a series of falls, etc – you’ve read bits and pieces of the Pose Method® of Running. Developed in 1977 by Dr. Nicholas Romanov, a Soviet era sport scientist, and introduced to runners worldwide in 1993, it started a revolution in running. Learn more >
What We Are About:
Teaching skill of movement. Running, just like any other sport, is a skill-based activity. Learn more >
Why Running?
It is not just running! The Pose Method applies to all sports, but the running module became the most popular due to sheer numbers of runners worldwide. Learn more >
Reduced Eccentric Loading of the Knee with the Pose Running Method
Clinical Trial.
Applied Sciences: Biodynamics
The knee power absorption and eccentric work were significant lower (P < 0.05) in Pose than in either heel-toe or midfoot running. Read more >
Gout Gout: The Kinematic Paradox of Sprinting
Without question, this young talent has revived hope in a sport central to humanity. Sprinting embodies the Olympic call: faster, higher, stronger. His rise ends a 15-year lull since Bolt’s 2009 world records. With it came something else – the scrutiny of his career from every angle, spreading quickly across the media.
Yet behind the media’s noise over training choices, a more telling detail of his performances has remained in the background: the kinematic data that capture the mechanics of his running. These numbers, quietly precise, reveal more than speculation ever could.
A Case Study of Two National Standard Sprinters Completing a Pose and Traditional Sprint Start Technique
Research Article, J Athl Enhancement Vol: 3 Issue: 2
… a significantly greater horizontal displacement after 1 s was achieved by the Pose start. Read this paper >
2-Day Live Running Seminar
March 28-29, 2026
Gilbert, AZ
(just 30 minutes from Phoenix)
Mark your calendar for March 28–29, 2026 and join us in Gilbert, Arizona – just 30 minutes from Phoenix – for a Pose Method® Running Seminar. This weekend is designed for professionals like physical therapists and athletic trainers to earn contact hours and continuing education credits (CEUs).
This seminar offers hands-on training in running technique and running biomechanics. The Pose Method® is a proven approach to running skill development, used worldwide to improve efficiency and prevent injuries.
This event offers CEU opportunities for physical therapists and athletic trainers looking to expand their skills in running biomechanics training and injury prevention strategies. You’ll gain practical tools that can be applied immediately in clinical or coaching settings. [ Click here for more info ]
EFFECTS OF FOREFOOT RUNNING ON CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES
Physical Therapy
Within 6 weeks of intervention subjects increased their running distance and speed absent of symptoms of CECS. Read more >
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POSE METHOD® OF RUNNING
A MASTER COURSE ON RUNNING
This course is an approved 20-contact-hour continuing education course for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, and Athletic Trainers. It’s ideal for professionals looking to improve clinical outcomes in running injuries, biomechanics, and movement retraining.
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LEARN HOW TO RUN
BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO POSE RUNNING
Most runners try to “train more.” We teach you to move better. Light on theory and heavy on practice, this course is for anyone looking to quickly get an idea of how to run correctly and what drills to do to continue improving. No more guessing or piecing it together from random tips!
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BREAK THROUGH 5K
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAM
Still stuck chasing the same 5K time? It’s not about running harder—it’s about running better. This 4-week program from an Olympic coach helps you break through plateaus with smarter form, strength-focused training, and technique the pros use to stay fast and injury-free.
POSE METHOD OF RUNNING
A Master Course on Running
Approved for 20 contact hours, this continuing education course is intended primarily for credentialed professionals in health and fitness, but is designed with students and runners of various backgrounds in mind. It emphasizes understanding the concepts rather than overwhelming the senses with physics, geometry and such. Take a look >
POSE METHOD® OF RUNNING
Improve Your Running Technique To Experience A Breakthrough In Your Performance
AN ONLINE MASTER COURSE ON RUNNING
Let an Olympic Coach, Lecturer on Biomechanics and best-selling author Nicholas Romanov, Ph.D. show you how to correct your running technique to help you improve your running form.
Video Series
Our pioneering online video series that started in 2005 continues to bring you the essence of complicated subjects like biomechanics, injuries & training in quick, easy segments.
Training Plans
Buy a Customized Training Plan - 10$/month (One Time Purchase)
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The Pose Method of Running training course is aligned with the Soldier Common Core (MOS) and P5 Master Fitness Trainer (ASI). To learn more and to sign up for this running technique training available to all service members through ArmyIgnitED program, click here.
The Running Revolution Book
From a two-time Olympic coach and developer of the Pose Method® who has trained members of 5 National and Olympic Teams, here’s an international best-seller translated to 12 languages. This is an essential guide for all runners seeking to improve their running technique to go faster and farther without injury.
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