#259 Mailbag! Does Heel Drop Affect Knees? Is Heelstriking Bad? Stability Recs? More on Megablast

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Doctors of Running Podcast

Doctors of Running

282 episodes

22 hours ago

We are Doctors of Running, a group of doctors of physical therapy all working to provide you all with information about the art and science of running and what we are putting on our feet. In this podcast we will be giving evidence-based deep dives into running related topics as well as detailed running shoe reviews. You can also check us out at our website -- doctorsofrunning.com, and on social media @doctorsofrunning To help us continue to produce content for you all, consider joining our support team: https://anchor.fm/doctors-of-running/support

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#259 Mailbag! Does Heel Drop Affect Knees? Is Heelstriking Bad? Stability Recs? More on Megablast

Doctors of Running Podcast

54 minutes 22 seconds

2 months ago

#259 Mailbag! Does Heel Drop Affect Knees? Is Heelstriking Bad? Stability Recs? More on Megablast

It's time for another mailbag round, where we answer your questions! Matt, David, and Nathan get together to discuss shoes, injury risk, running form and more. How stable is the Asics Megablast? Is heel-striking as bad as the influencers make it out to be? How does heel-to-toe drop effect knee pain? Listen in for this and more. Want your question answered in the next mailbag? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
1:06 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
12:52 - How do brands decide the stack height of shoes?
19:18 - Is the Megablast neutral or stable neutral?
27:58 - How does heel drop potentially effect the knees?
32:54 - Saucony stability recommendations
41:22 - Is heel striking really bad?
53:34 - Wrap-up