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Episode overview:
Arash Khassetarash is a postdoctoral associate at the University of Calgary with an expertise in biomechanics.
Episode highlights:
(24:37) Advice for athletes: cost of running increases dramatically downhill, one bout improves your biomechanics significantly
(31:31) Additional takeaways for athletes: one bout three weeks before the race, utilizing training camps
(42:11) Volume may be a safer tool than intensity: quantifying adaptation in terms of muscle damage, lengthening strides increases muscle damage
Additional resources:
The paper that was discussed can be found here.
You can find the uphill and downhill running webinars here.
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