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The Mystery of muscle Cramping with Jeff Sankoff Oct 16, 2020

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My guest today is Jeff Sankoff. An emergency physician, ironman triathlete & podcast host of the Tri Doc podcast. His personal experiences with cramping and personal endeavours to find an explanation makes him the perfect guest for this topic. Today we cover:

The proposed theories for muscle cramping
The research history behind cramping
The electrolyte imbalance vs neuromotor theory
Potential risk factors like fitness levels, weather, terrain
Potential treatment remedies
The dangers of hyponatremia

You can find Jeff and all his social media handles at his tri doc coaching website. Also make sure you listen to the Tri Doc Podcast

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Unleash your power within Part 2: Running with fulfillment Oct 12, 2020

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On the back of my 4-day Unleash the Power Within seminar I decided to share my experiences & what you can take-away to become a better runner. Part 2 focuses on fulfillment. Make the decision to live a beautiful life, not just one of achievement. We runners are tough on ourselves. We work hard to achieve our running goals, striving and grinding a long the way, but the celebration is fleeting. Instead, we need to love the process and embrace every struggle along the way because 'Success without fulfillment is failure'.

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Unleash your power within part 1: Success Cycle Oct 09, 2020

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On the back of my 4-day Unleash the Power Within seminar I decided to share my experiences & what you can take-away to become a better runner. Part 1 focuses on the Success cycle and the 4 factors that complete the never-ending cycle. Your Belief, potential, action & results.

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Goal setting & getting results with Jake Lowe Oct 05, 2020

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Jake is an extremely enthusiastic running coach from the UK and hosts the podcast Running with Jake. Apart from sharing his passion and insight towards goal setting, we dive deeper into running motivation, human behaviour and injury woes. Jake discusses practical strategies for these scenarios along with enhancing the process of self-reflection.

To continue listening to Jake I highly recommend listening to his podcast 'Running with Jake'

You can also find Jake on Facebook & Instagram

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Which strength training method will improve my running performance? Oct 02, 2020

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Due to outstanding popularity, interest and curiosity I have decided to record an episode entirely dedicated to one research paper that was released this week. Fei Li et al, published an article looking at 3 randomized strength groups:

1.) Heavy strength + plyometric training

2.) Heavy strength training

3.) Endurance training

Which training method is better at improving your running performance? Listen in to find out.

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Tib post tendinopathy: Rehab & prevention with Lizzie Marlow Sep 29, 2020

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Today we have Lizzie Marlow, a specialist physiotherapist from the UK to share her expertise on tibialis posterior tendinopathy. We answer some listener questions along with:

Tib post anatomy & function
Likely causes for this condition in running
Role of pronation & orthotics in tib post tendon pain
Early & late stage strengthening exercises
Running considerations & prevention tips

You can find Lizzie on Twitter here

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Q&A: Heel drops/Shockwave/Strength training/Taping Sep 19, 2020

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Today on the Run Smarter Podcast we answer questions from our Patreon family. If you would like to contribute to the podcast, join our small family and have the opportunity to ask your own questions just contribute $5 per month and sign up on the patreon link below.

Here are today's topics:

What is a 'heel drop' in a shoe and how can a change in heel drop lead to injury.
What is shockwave therapy & is it beneficial for running rehabilitation?
What are some strength exercises to help a sprinter?
What rep range should endurance runners aim for in the gym?
What are the effects of taping and the pros & cons.

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Lateral hip pain & glute strengthening with Benoy Mathew Sep 17, 2020

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Benoy is an advanced practice physio from the UK with a specialist Interest in Hip pain & Running Injuries. Today we talk about lateral hip pain in runners. Topics we cover:

What is lateral hip pain?
What factors cause hip pain in runners?
Once painful, what should I avoid to manage pain?
What are some early stage rehab exercises?
Should I believe terms like 'your glutes aren't firing' & 'ITB tightness'.
When can I return to running with hip pain.

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Understanding Running Economy with Christos Ziliaskoudis Sep 11, 2020

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Christos is a practicing physical therapist who published a paper titled 'Running economy: A comprehensive review for passive force generation'. On The Run Smarter Podcast today, we break down the concept on running economy and how you can apply this into your running to become a more efficient runner. We remove the scientific jargon so any runner can understand and finish with some practical take-aways. Some topics we discuss are:

What is running economy & why is it so important?
Why is lower-limb stiffness a good thing?
How can we test our leg stiffness & running economy?
What can we implement to help running economy including strike pattern, footwear and strength training

If you have any questions for Christos you can e-mail him here

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