Episode 67: Fact or Fiction: Eccentric loading for downhill running, mental toughness, and amenorrhea in athletes
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Corrine, Keely, and Hillary dive into the Olympic Marathon Trials and Corrine gives an uptdate on UTMB and the Pro Trail Runner Association. Then they dive into a Fact or Fiction discussion around different running topics. They dive into the benefits of downhill running on conditioning the quads for races with a lot of downhills, the importance of mental toughness and when it is advantageous versus dangerous, and the negative health outcomes associated with losing your menstrual cycle and why we should strive to keep our cycle regular even during large training blocks.
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Articles:
Downhill Running:
Mental Toughness: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2161102
Amenorrhea in athletes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941235/pdf/nihms203828.pdf
RED-S implications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9724109/
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