#991 Convert your off-season routine to your overtraining recovery routine

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about why you should convert your off-season training program to your recovery program when you have a stress fracture.     Just this morning I was on a coaching call with a runner who is recovering from a stress fracture and stress fractures are very […]

#914 Is time or range more important with gluteus medius activation exercise?

Which is more important, time or range of movement when you are doing the gluteus medius activation exercises and you have ankle instability? Well, that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     I was just on a follow-up call with a trail runner. She has chronic ankle […]

#896 Single leg exercise benefits for injured runners

I am going to make a statement and see if you agree with me.

“Rest is bad, and exercise is good.”

Do you agree?

Almost every runner who calls me for a second opinion consultation has been injured, has been told they have to rest, and they have been told they cannot exercise in order to get better.

Sometimes that is true. But 100% rest is rarely the case in runners. Unless you fell off the roof and broke your back and both, then you can probably use one of your legs to exercise and maintain some of your running fitness while your other foot that is injured is resting and recovering.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about single leg exercise benefits for injured runners.

#847 Worse exercise for plantar plate when building uphill strength

I just had a conversation with a runner who has a plantar plate injury.

He got the plantar plate sprain trying to build his uphill running strength in preparation for a trail race.

This is no rookie mistake. He is a longtime ultra marathoner with lots of experience. But he made a common mistake determined runners can make.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about one of the worst exercises you can do if you have a plantar plate sprain and you’ve been trying to build your uphill running strength for a trail race.

#445 Is Muscle Atrophy Reversible?

If you’re a runner with a running injury, you need to listen up.

The biggest problem with running injuries is not that you have a broken bone, not that you have a sprained ankle, and not that you have Achilles tendinitis.

The biggest problem is that you’re going to lose your running fitness while you recover from that injury, if you’re not really proactive.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about muscle atrophy, and whether or not it’s reversible.

#296 Top 3 Ways Runners Can Avoid the Coronacloud

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about the top 3 ways runners can avoid the “Coronacloud.” Yesterday, we were out on an eight mile trail run. When I say we, that’s me and somebody I live with. I wasn’t running with other people. I don’t think anybody in this time, when […]