If you have been watching the Olympics, one thing you’ve definitely noticed is the preponderance of athletes sporting colorful web-like tapings on their shoulders, knees,
Anyone who has had a stress fracture (or even a stress fracture scare) is likely to be hypersensitive to anything that can increase or reduce
In our previous injury prevention articles, we’ve examined risk factors or preventive strategies for specific injuries, or types of injuries. Hip strength, for example, looks
If you have car trouble, you talk to a mechanic. If you are feeling unwell, you talk to a doctor. If you need running advice,
This week, we’ll be looking at one of the funny ways the body adjusts to a variety of running surfaces and conditions, motivated by a
You know the feeling. You were ready to run fast, you started the race (or workout) feeling great, and you knew in your heart that
In my last two posts, I shared a marathon specific block of training as well as a two-week training cycle of training that didn’t go
Last week, we looked at how any “core strength” routine really ought to incorporate hip abductor and external rotator strength exercises, as there’s some good
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/runnersconnect/Hip_Strength_and_Running_Injuries_2020-07-13.mp3 Ask any fitness nut or personal trainer about “core work” and you will be treated (or not) to a long spiel about the importance.
While I, along with many other athletes, thought we were being tough and helping our training by reducing inflammation with Ibuprofen and Advil, recent research and analysis has shown that anti-inflammatory drugs can actually limit or cancel out the very training benefits we’re so desperate to achieve.
Here’s what the latest research has to say and when it’s safe to use NSAIDs in your training.
