Episode 76: Establishing strength standards for distance runners

Thanksgiving Deals Chris's Clinical Essentials Online Course - Learn more HERE Nathan's Online Bone Stress Injury Course - Learn more HERE Nathan's Stress Fracture Protocols - Learn more HERE Timestamps 0:00 Happy Thanksgiving! 3:00 Running a practice around the holidays 11:55 Setting strength standards for distance runners 14:54 Upper body expectations 20:00 Lower body benchmarks 32:00 Loaded carry goals 38:54 Plyometrics 48:00 Do you need tech to assess strength? Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.

In this episode, Chris and I break down why sometimes we tell runners to work through pain with a bone stress injury.  Research from this episode  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33962529/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28343329/ https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/2/78 Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.

In this episode, Nathan sat down with Meghann Featherstun.  Meghann is a registered dietitian and owner of Featherstone Nutrition focusing on endurance athletes. In today's episode she discusses her history as an athlete and clinician and covers common mistakes endurance athletes make regarding nutrition. If you work with runners, you'll find the episode valuable.  To learn more about Meghann, visit her website HERE.  You can also check out her Instagram HERE. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.        

In this episode, Nathan discusses primary care for endurance athletes with Dr. Laurel Short.  Dr. Laurel Short is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sunflower Medical. She earned her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Luther College and a master's degree in Nursing from the University of Kansas. She completed her Doctor of Nursing degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City with an emphasis on self-management for chronic migraine.  Prior to joining Sunflower Medical Group, Laurel worked in the area of physical medicine and rehabilitation for ten years.  She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine. Laurel is an active leader with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals.  Outside of the office, you will find her training for triathlon events, traveling, and chasing after her two young children. Dr. Short's IG -  https://www.instagram.com/laurelshort/ Dr. Short's Headache Resource- https://yourmigrainetoolkit.com/ The Runners Zone  Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.  

To learn more about Nathan's new 5-week virtual cohort, click below ​Hybrid: A Clinician's Course to Strength Training for Runners.    To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles in New York City, click HERE.  The Runners Zone  Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.

To learn more about Nathan's new 5-week virtual cohort, click below ​Hybrid: A Clinician's Course to Strength Training for Runners.    To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles in New York City, click HERE.  The Runners Zone  Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.

Join Chris and Nathan for Bones Tendons Weights & Whistles @ Motion PT in New York City on October 4-5.  To learn more click HERE.  Episode Timestamps 2:00 "Put more tools in your toolbox" is a bad message 6:00 Red flags in a con ed course or instructor 7:40 You only have so much time for a test 8:00 More is not always better 11:00 The best tests for a "difficult" patient 13:30 PT isn't all about talking to someone 18:00 You can only change so much about your treatment strategy 20:30 Clinical reasoning and the table torsion test 21:00 Gaps in BSI literature and working with actual runners 23:00 The primary clinical tools you need 30:00 Taking away runner's pain is seductive Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast.  Chris and I would love it if you gave us a review as those really help us continue to produce episodes. The Runners Zone  Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.

Join Chris and Nathan for Bones Tendons Weights & Whistles @ Motion PT in New York City on October 4-5.  To learn more click HERE.  Episode Timestamps 2:00 When PTs and doctors clash 9:10 How to do well by patients 10:30 Disagreeing on when a patient can run 14:00 Patients need a unified providers  17:30 A challenging navicular BSI 22:00 The need to have imaging that matches a pain presentation 27:00 Doctors, PTs, & researchers have different viewpoints 34:00 Don't overstep your role Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast.  Chris and I would love it if you gave us a review as those really help us continue to produce episodes. The Runners Zone  Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE.

Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast.     Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global online community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes.  For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE. Episode Timestamps 1:00 PTs should have a nationwide license 6:20 How much running is too much article 10:40 Principles for progressing a runner's training load 19:00 Life loads versus training loads 23:45 Tissue specific training considerations31:00 When training isn't working anymore Studies from this episode -  How much running is too much?  Bone stress injuries

Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast.  Chris and I would love it if you gave us a review as those really help us continue to produce episodes. The Runners Zone  Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you're ready to level up—and have fun doing it.Use code "rzpod" for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click HERE. Episode Timestamps 1:00 An update on the podcast 9:15 Current reading recommendations 11:30 Empathy without accountability is a slippery slope 16:45 The importance of communication in business 17:45 The need for delayed gratification 22:30 The need to share your ideas (not other people's) 29:00 Why you need to write a newsletter 35:00 The need to edit roles out of your life 40:00 Think more about your follow up emails