Let’s answer the one of the most common questions runners ask. How do I start running and not end up back at square one?!
3 Steps to Get Rid of Achilles Pain
Dealing with painful achilles is tough! Let’s get you feeling better in three simple steps.
Programming Exercises for with Achilles Tendinitis
After we have removed the aggravating positions, movements, and footwear we want to start challenging the achilles tendon (AT) with progressively more challenging exercises.
Achilles Tendinitis: How Do I Get Back to Running?!
The sun slowly cracks through your window as you slowly wake from a restful night’s sleep. You throw your feet over the side of the bed ready to attack your day. Then “BAM!” an invisible foe sticks an imaginary knife in the back of your heel, rendering you motionless and ready to crawl back under the covers.
3 Keys to Fixing Runners Knee (Video)
Knee pain when you run is tough! There are three key principles I use when helping runners out of injury and back to 100%.
What Hurts When I Run? 4 KEY Questions to Ask (Video)
4 KEY questions runners need to answer
Should Runners Train Like Bodybuilders?
Runners are often as nervous about the weight room as they are about taking a day off. Fear of injury, confusion at what to do, and the nerves of pumping iron next to a bunch of meatheads with protein shakers keep them relegated to the “core” area with body weight and bands. They’re also deathly afraid of putting on weight. Maybe bulking up our runners should be the goal?
Treating Runners Like Numbers
It usually starts with a single conversation: a few words, a simple comment, or chatter at a meet. A seemingly meaningless interaction that sets the stage for lifelong troubles. I was finishing up a session with one of my long-term clients when the conversation quickly switched from superficial topics to her experiences growing up. She spoke on struggles with an …
When should I race after a stress fracture?
A runner begrudgingly crutches into their physician’s office with a stress fracture diagnosis and beautiful black boot. The million-dollar question of “When can I run again?” is proposed, and unemotional calculation occurs. The runner quickly circles the specific date on their calendar and heads to the gym to tread water and spin on a bike. Time slowly passes like a kid waiting for Christmas. As the sun rises on the morning of the circled date, the runner happily exits their front door and starts their return to run progression.
How Do Stress Fractures Heal? (Video)
Bone Stress Injuries (BSIs) are frustrating and confusing. Understanding how BSIs heal is vital to allow us to return to running. This video highlights critical concepts you need to know and how to progress back to training. Here are a few topics I cover. If you found this video helpful, be sure to sign up for my newsletter below. I …