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Strength testing for Runners Jun 21, 2021

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Brodie continues to review the book titled 'The science and practice of middle and long distance running' with chapter seven called movement screening and physical capacity assessments (Chapter contributors: Louis Howe and Paul Read).

Brodie starts with describing the book's movement screening protocol and examples for each. Next, we continue assessing the runner with physical capacity assessments. This delves into 3 main type of strength including Maximal strength, Explosive strength & Reactive Strength. Brodie talks about examples for each type of assessment with or without expensive equipment along with normative values for some strength tests.

Lastly, this chapter includes 'Tissue capacity' including testing like calf raises, bridges and side planks. These are longer duration assessments but can still provide valuable information for strengths and deficits within a runner.

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Running technique for Elites with Matt Pendola Jun 18, 2021

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Matt Pendola has several professional qualifications including a running coach, S&C coach, licensed manual therapist & wellness coach and works with several Olympic athletes. He has also personally achieved a tonne of impressive running achievements including winning the Elite Spartan World Championships Masters Division (2015) & Qualified for Duathlon World Championships 3x.

Today, Brodie talks with Matt about his training philosophy & his thoughts on running technique. Matt talks about the conditioning process know as 'stacking' designed to build a running foundation for breathing, core control, posture and muscle activation.

We then have a discussion around running technique. Is it required? When is it required? Under what circumstances may Matt change someone's running technique. To finish off, Matt enlightens us with his best training tip to help your running performance.

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The Psychology of distance running Jun 14, 2021

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Brodie starts part 1 of 3 reviewing a new book titled: The science & practice of middle and long distance running. We break down chapter 5 titled the psychology of distance running before interviewing the editor next month.

This episode covers the evidence surrounding the use of psychological strategies to help running performance. The psychological effects on performance can be explained by how we think, how we feel and subsequently, how we behave.

This content divides into two areas, Psychological factors and psychological strategies.

With factors, Brodie discusses self-belief, motivation & emotional state along with examples and sub-categories. With psychological strategies, we include self-talk, imagery, goal setting and attention to focus.

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Are you really running slow enough? with Zoe Sharpe Jun 11, 2021

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Today Brodie's sister joins the podcast to talk about her massive running revelation. It has taken around 7 years for Zoe to discover the art of running slow and is reaping the rewards.

Not only is Zoe feeling fresh and able to run harder during her speed sessions but she has found a love for running and for the first time is her running career is looking forward to putting her shoes on and getting out the door!

Brodie and Zoe talk about the principles of running slow and the benefits that come along with it. They also discuss how running slow should feel in your body in order to reap the rewards. This episode is designed for you to self-reflect and see if your getting your running intensity ratios right.

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Q&A: plyometrics/mental rehab/mobility work/tibialis treatment Jun 07, 2021

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Q&A part two answer your instagram responses. Here are you questions Brodie will be answering:

Why do runners implement plyometrics in their strength training when their run is already a plyometric movement?
How do you encourage people to mentally & emotionally approach a rehab program?
Thoughts on general mobility work for runners? Interventions involving foam rollers, tripper point release balls etc, what effect does this have for recovery and when should a runner adopt this into their weekly routine?
What is the most effective treatment for tibialis anterior overload injuries?

Tune in to see what insight Brodie has on these topics.

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Q&A: S&C training tips/preventing rolled ankles/leg length discrepancy Jun 04, 2021

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On today's Q&A Brodie answers all your questions. Here is what we explore:

1.) What is the amount of time per week one should dedicate to strength training? And is it better to do a couple of longer sessions per week or a little bit most days?

2.) What are some of the best injury-preventing exercises that a distance runner should keep on rotation?

3.) Are there any good exercises to strengthen the ankle to stop it from wanting to roll when the foot goes into a bit of a hole?

4.) What are some signs/symptoms of a leg length discrepancy and does it matter? Additionally, could sloped roads and trails be causing a “pseudo-discrepancy”?

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Brodie’s Run Smarter Injury Update May 31, 2021

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Today Brodie talks about his past 4 weeks of managing multiple injuries, what he has implemented for rehab & how he continues to maintain fitness while injured.

Over the past month Brodie has encountered hamstring pain, a sprained ankle and low back pain. Even though these injuries are piling up one after another Brodie is still remaining strong and maintaining his pre-injury cardiovascular fitness. We go through these lessons:

Accepting life will always throw you curveballs, being injured is just a part of the game
The benefits of keeping active, what can you do to keep moving forward?
Noticing improvement in symptoms day-by-day as permission to progress your rehab.
Identified my weak links and incorporated it into your recovery.

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How safe is exercise while fasting? with Kira Sutherland May 28, 2021

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Kira Sutherland has 25+ years of clinical experience in Naturopathic medicine & sports nutrition and creates a truly wholistic approach to optimising performance for athletes.

Today, we are uncovering the benefits and misconceptions of fasting. In particular intermittent fasting for runners.

Kira describes the positive effects exercising has in a fasted state, including the fat burning benefits, signalling pathway improvements and the prime opportunity to eat after exercise post fasting.

Kira also shares the misconceptions around fasting, the mistakes she has seen athletes make & the consequences if misusing the fasting principles.

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Troubleshooting for mid-race soreness May 24, 2021

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On this episode, Brodie entertains the scenario of a runner experiencing unpredicted mid-race soreness and highlights some troubleshooting technique changes a runner can do to get through the remainder of a race.

There are changes you can make in your speed, cadence and step width during different terrain in order to shift load on your body. Therefore, if soreness arises in a certain area, it's good to have insight into how we can consciously shift load away from these areas.

Brodie covers soreness of the foot, plantar fascia, heel, shin, calf, achilles, knee, hamstring, ITB, lateral hip and glute area and the troubleshooting you can do for each.

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