EP 020 || Harmonizing Your Run: Leg Spring Stiffness, Overtraining, and Performance vs Longevity

In today's episode, we delve into the holistic approach of running training, focusing on form, balance, and peripheral training, including the newer concept of leg spring stiffness. This episode covers how to improve efficiency, increase consistency, avoid injury, and enhance longevity in running.

Skip the banter and jump right into the conversation at minute 5:30

Episode Highlights:

1. Importance of Proper Run Form
   ◦ What is run form, and why is it crucial in running?
   ◦ The connection between form and efficiency.
2. Training the Peripherals
   ◦ How to align the body's support systems with engine capabilities.
   ◦ Achieving a balanced and effective running experience.
3. The Concept of Leg Spring Stiffness
   ◦ Introduction to leg spring stiffness and its role in modern running.
   ◦ Practical ways to integrate it into your training regimen.
4. Avoiding Overtraining and Injury
   ◦ Recognizing overtraining symptoms and preventing them.
   ◦ Importance of understanding your body's limits and gradual progression.
5. Training Volume Considerations
   ◦ How to avoid committing to high volume training too early.
   ◦ Balancing performance with longevity.

Whether you're just starting your running journey or you're an experienced marathoner looking for ways to fine-tune your performance, this episode offers insights that can take your running to the next level.

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Bobby McGee, your host, is one of the world’s greatest running coaches and has been coaching endurance athletes for 32 years. He is a 5 time Olympic coach, and has been involved in some form with 9 Olympic medalists.

He says, there are three very important aspects of endurance training;

1. Firstly, address your running mechanics. Teach yourself to run effectively and to avoid injuries in order to run at your optimum level.
2. Secondly, look at how you train. What is it about your training that’s holding you back? Is there a way that you can train better?
3. Lastly, address the mental blocks that hold you back. How can you unleash the power of your mind to get you to race effectively?

Matt Pendola has decades of experience helping runners build strength and get ahead of their injury cycles. He’s worked with some of the world’s greatest elite athletes including Olympic and World Champion medalists Kevin McDowell and Ben Kanute, to name a few.

He also has a handful of impressive personal achievements as an athlete, including winning the Elite Spartan World Championships Masters Division (2015) & qualifying for Duathlon World Championships 3 times.

These two world class coaches come together in today's episode to help you run better, run longer, and run injury free.

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