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Training Runners? Where Do You Start?

Allan Besselink, PT, Dip. MDT

January 9, 2013

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To concenteratre on training, where would you start?

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I think that the most important place to start are the issues that I mentioned.  I think that we have to look at issues related to recovery time being built in.  How do we optimize or maximize recovery?  What are we doing to supplement our training with things like strength training - high load low repetition.  I don't really think that the concept of gaining muscular endurance in the gym is pertinent because you will gain muscular endurance while you are out doing your activity.  I think that our challenge is to go into the gym and change the architecture or integrity of the tissue and that requires high load and few repetitions.  As I mentioned, interval work is also critical to all of this in terms of building capacity. 


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Allan Besselink, PT, Dip. MDT

Allan Besselink is an Austin physical therapist, endurance sports coach, educator, and the author of “RunSmart: A Comprehensive Approach To Injury-Free Running”. Allan is the CRO of the Smart Life Project, a health initiative that provides sports science solutions for training, rehab, and life. Allan is one of 350 practitioners internationally who have attained the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy from the McKenzie Institute International – the highest level of training in the McKenzie Method. In his 24 years as a physical therapist, he has lectured extensively on a variety of topics including MDT, functional anatomy, clinical reasoning, and sports medicine. He has presented at the APTA national conference, TPTA annual conference, the McKenzie Institute International conference, and the NATA national conference.

 


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