What Brodie has learnt from: Patellofemoral Pain
Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way, so you will gain insight into injury management & prevention. This episode Brodie talks about his battle with patellofemoral pain. Firstly, we explore that runners simply cannot hide behind double leg strength work such as squats, deadlifts and double leg jumping. Double leg exercises will consciously or unconsciously compensate for any weak links you may have.
Next, Brodie shares his experiences with cross-training, along with the current evidence around patellofemoral pain management.
Lastly, Brodie shares his tips on how to tackle this condition head on with proactive strengthening exercises.
Congratulations on listening to this podcast and starting your run smarter journey. The run smarter podcast is designed to help you build on your knowledge, so you can tackle all your running goals. Hosted by Brodie Sharpe with the mission to ‘bring clarity & control to every injured runner’. Firstly, gain the universal principles every runner needs to know by listening to the first podcast seasons. Secondly, find podcast topics tailored to your specific situation with either Brodie’s solo episodes, or special guest episodes. Lastly, execute on what you learn and transform into a stronger, healthier, SMARTER runner.
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Other podcast episodes:
- All things Runner’s Knee with the boys from That’s Running Podcast
- What Brodie has learnt from: Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy
- Common training errors with Tyson Popplestone
