Injury prevention, strength training, and running biomechanics with Eoin Everard, PhD | EP#336

Eoin Everard is is a physiotherapist with a PhD in biomechanics, and is a sub-4 minute miler and two-time Irish 1500 m national champion. In this interview we discuss staying injury-free in running and triathlon, biomechanics, and training interventions to improve running performance.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Injury prevention strategies for runners and triathletes

-Why triathletes typically experience tendon and joint injuries, and rarely muscle tears

-How to work with a physiotherapist, including how to find the right physiotherapist for you

-Running biomechanics, and whether you should focus on improving your running form

-How to include plyometrics and strength training into a triathlon training program

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Eoin's website, Instagram and ResearchGate
• Eoin's book (free): Get to the line in the best shape possible
• Eoin's physiotherapy clinic website
• Back Aware Belt website 
• Injury prevention and rehabilitation with James Debenham, PhD | EP#209
• Injury prevention and recovery methods for triathletes with Nate Koch | EP#114
• Jump-Rope Training: Improved 3-km Time-Trial Performance in Endurance Runners via Enhanced Lower-Limb Reactivity and Foot-Arch Stiffness - García-Pinillos et al. 2020
• Thinking about your running movement makes you less efficient: attentional focus effects on running economy and kinematics - Schücker et al 2019

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