The Runners Zone

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss how they program strength training for their athletes during the competitive season. They discuss how they change exercise selection, set/reps schemes, and how they adjust based on each athlete's training schedule. 

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss the recent paper by Matijevich et al discussing ground reaction forces and their role in running injuries.    Read the article here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0210000 Check out Chris's new Readiness Resource here:  https://gumroad.com/l/DUbyT?fbclid=IwAR1BlyxC-DqRmk4GTrM-UMmI8E3mrcZ4fhoqtlodr4SWMDePise8C_YIaWI

In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss how they prioritze training for runners and triathletes during the summer months. They discuss important considerations for athletes finishing up spring racing as well as fostering communication between athlete that have other coaches working with them. 

In this podcast, Nathan and Chris discuss how they approach prescribing footwear to runners. They cover analyzing someone's posture, foot type and running gait and how to determine the best shoe for the individual. They also discuss the importance of footwear for not just training, but also racing and lifting.     Chris's Shoe Screening Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqZ4hYuqcEs

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss their biggest mistakes as clinicians and how they have changed their practice based on those mistakes. Also, Chris recently put out a guide to returning runners to running following an injury. You can check that guide out HERE . 

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss how they answer the question "When can I run?". This is the most common question they both hear when dealing with patients and there are a lot of different things to consider before we can give the best answer. 

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss how they go about analyzing a runner's form when managing patients or training performance clients. They cover step rate, foot strike, and many other variables that may be important when either helping runners get out of pain or improve their abilities on race day.    Special Discount for Podcast Listeners: To learn more about treadmill running form analys...

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss strategies for reducing the risk of sustaining a stress fracture. 

In this episode, Nathan and Chris talk about managing bone stress injuries in endurance athletes. They cover common errors when diagnosing BSIs as well as progressing them back to training and competition. 

In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss some misconceptions with endurance athletes and tight hip flexors. Questions covered: Why do health care providers focus on hip flexor tightness? Does having tight hip flexors affect your running form/injury risk? Does it matter how much hip extension we have when we run?  Should runners think about "using their glutes?" Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss their preferred assessments for evaluating runners. They discuss some common errors in performing assessments as well as what assessments can actually tell us about how someone runs.    Silbernagl article link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6926618_Evaluation_of_lower_leg_function_in_patients_with_Achilles_tendinopathy

In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss common misconceptions runners have about strength training.