s4/e03 Is There an Ideal Footstrike? with Dr. Matt Minard, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT, CSCS, Cert. MDT
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
FOOTSTRIKE is often a hot topic among runners... but should it be? Does where you land matter? If so, WHY? Physical therapist & founder of Learn2Run Dr. Matt Minard, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT, CSCS, Cert. MDT, returns to the show for a deep dive into all things foostrike!
-What is footstrike?
-What footstrike can and can't tell you
-Why you might be thinking about footstrike all wrong
-Heel striking vs midfoot or forefoot striking
-Footstrike form cues: helpful or harmful?
-What about sprinters?
-Footstrike on different terrain
-AND more!
WATCH: "Reverse Engineering Foot Strike- Why & When the HEEL is King" on the Learn2Run YouTube channel!
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Dr. Matt Minard owns Learn 2 Run, a program that teaches runners how to run smarter, safer, and faster. He hopes this podcast will help runners improve their metrics while reducing injuries. In practice, he focuses on 3 very important aspects of running: optimizing mechanics, building a base, and increasing VO2max. His purpose is to help people. With a passion for human movement and fitness, he is driven to help others learn how to move their bodies strategically and efficiently to reduce the risk of injury and increase overall wellness.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explained podcast. I'm your host, Coach Elizabeth. When I started running at the age of 29, I had so many questions and what felt like nowhere to turn to for answers. So now I'm here to answer all your questions about running and running adjacent topics to help you become a better, smarter, more knowledgeable runner. Whether you're brand new or you've been doing this for a while, |
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| 1:12.1 | And now let's get started. |
| 1:13.9 | My guest this week is physical therapist, founder of Learn to Run, and returning guest |
| 1:17.9 | Dr. Matt Minard. |
| 1:19.4 | Matt's been on the show twice previously as a guest talking about his favorite subject, |
| 1:23.6 | which is running mechanics, running form, and the way that we run. |
| 1:32.6 | He was a guest back in season one talking about the mechanics of running in form broadly. |
| 1:37.1 | He was a guest last season, season three, talking all about cadence. |
| 1:39.1 | We talked about cadence for almost an hour and a half. |
| 1:42.1 | If you have cadence questions, that episode has the answers. |
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