Utilizing the Repeated Bout Effect for Downhill Running With Arash Khassetarash | Koopcast Episode 138

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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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