Ready, set go.

This is episode 36 with orthopedic surgeon, the previous director of sports medicine at the

Medical University of South Carolina, and author of the new book,

That's Gotta Hurt, the injuries that change sports forever,

Dr David Geyer. Hey, welcome back everyone. It's Jason, and we're here again with another podcast, but before we dive into today's show, I do want to give a special thanks to all of our listeners who made episode 25 with Tony Gentlecore on Why Runners Need to Lift,

our most popular podcast to date.

Thank you so much.

Tony is a real pro and someone who really understands the value of functional lifting, especially for runners.

If you haven't already, give that episode a listen and I think you'll start to realize why I don't even consider strength training to be cross training. It's just part of the normal training

that runners need to do. Okay, let's start today's episode. I'm speaking with Dr. David Geier.

He's an orthopedic surgeon and an author who helps athletes

at every level and in every sport better manage their injuries. He has a site at Dr David

Geier.com and with a tagline like sports medicine

simplified I knew I had someone who I needed to speak with. He has a new book

out called That's Gotta Hurt the Injuries that Change Sports Forever, and it's a fascinating

look at how sports medicine has actually changed the sports that we all love.

But this episode is a little different. We're talking about injury risks and

considerations for younger runners, those who are in middle school or high school or even

younger. Now many of you know that I have two daughters. They're four and two and you know

besides attempting some of the exercises from the stand-up warm-up with dad or racing each other down the sidewalk, they don't know anything about

training or exercise or any of the lovely topics that we geek out on on this

podcast, nor should they. But there is something that I know. I want to

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