Topic: horozontal wall runs

[koala jackson]

i can find much about this in any other threads soo yeah.  whats the best way to go about doing this i have heard start with your foot closest to the wall and start twith the one farthest away, witch one is it??? and i already know come at the wall at a 45 degree angle and im very good a vertical wallruns.

[Rowe]

Practice both so that you don't have to stutter-step and lose your stride.

[Graham Hughes]

Ehhh...I still firmly hold that horizontal wall runs accomplish nothing without a slanted/curved wall to assist them.  I practiced them for a little while until I realized that a regular tic-tac is a far more efficient and versatile technique.

That said, if you approach a 2-step wall run from an angle starting with your outside foot, you can get a boost in height while traveling laterally.  This, however, is not the same as the multi-step Prince-of-Persia style HWRs you see people attempt to do in videos and such.  The first step just pushes you up the wall a little before you kick away from it.  Remember to point your knee.

[Scrag]

Ehhh...I still firmly hold that horizontal wall runs accomplish nothing without a slanted/curved wall to assist them.  I practiced them for a little while until I realized that a regular tic-tac is a far more efficient and versatile technique.

That said, if you approach a 2-step wall run from an angle starting with your outside foot, you can get a boost in height while traveling laterally.  This, however, is not the same as the multi-step Prince-of-Persia style HWRs you see people attempt to do in videos and such.  The first step just pushes you up the wall a little before you kick away from it.  Remember to point your knee.

i completely agree 100%. i very rarely can do a horizontal wall-run farther than i can tic-tac.

[Stephen Westbrook]

I've come to understand that for horizontal wall-runs, you start with your foot farthest from the wall.
That way you can throw you weight against it allowing you to stay in contact with the wall longer and get a step in.
Then as you step in with your other foot (closer foot), you push outwards to kick off.
Because it's already there close to the wall you get a strong push off which can propel you farther than using your far leg.
And you won't look (and possibly feel) awkward as you would if you kicked off with your far leg.


That's just what i've come to understand.