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Tips for the Taper

Tips for the Taper

With the Chicago marathon fast approaching and a myriad of different races being completed throughout the fall, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about tapering. For those who don’t…
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How to be a smooth criminal

How to be a smooth criminal

Leaning From Your Ankles Take a look at Michael Look at that forward lean Everything about that image tells us he should be falling FORWARDS Without Hollywood magic, if you leaned…
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Maximizing Core Engagement

Maximizing Core Engagement

Abdominal strength is crucial for the strength and stability of the trunk while you run. Core strength is preached from the rooftops amongst exercisers and trainers. And the leg lift is…
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Fix Stiff Ankles

Fix Stiff Ankles

Stiff ankles aren’t helpful for anyone Particularly for runners Calf stretching is helpful but what if the problem isn’t actually the calf? If you ANKLE joint itself is stiff, calf…
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Boost Your Running Performance

Boost Your Running Performance

If you’re like most runners, you probably don’t do much else besides running. When it comes to the realm of weightlifting, you aren’t sure what to do or how to…
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3 Reasons Heel Striking is Terrible

3 Reasons Heel Striking is Terrible

There’s a high probability that you’ve never been taught how to run. Most people haven’t Most people get into running by simply going to a running shoe store, buying some shoes, and…
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Best First Hamstring Strain Exercise

Best First Hamstring Strain Exercise

Think you strained your hamstring? Now what? What is the best first thing to do? Introducing: The Extender It’s my favorite first exercise to give to patient’s who’ve just strained their…
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How to Run Faster

How to Run Faster

You run and run and run But it never seems to feel easier running faster than your normal pace. You’re always at X:XX min/mile and that’s just where you always…
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Can you tell the difference?

Can you tell the difference?

Can you tell which stride looks better? The screenshots above were taken at a point during the stride called Initial Contact Initial Contact is the first instance your foot contacts the ground…
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