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Running Stronger: Training for Everyday Athletes — 230 episodes
228: Why Does My Shoulder Hurt?
227: How to Use Safeties & Lift with Confidence
226: Do You Need to Lift "Heavy" to Get Stronger?
225: Are You Lifting Hard Enough?
224: Sometimes Training Can Just Be Fun
223 BONUS: Half-Step Foot Balance
223: How to Get Stronger Feet
222: Keeping Deadlifts Out of Your Back
221: Everyone Ignores This Fact About Training
220: 3 Tips to Improve Your Running Form
219: I Needed a Break
218: How to Make Better Decisions
217: How to Get Stronger, Faster & Healthier in 2026
216: Minimal Volume Minimal Results
215: Reasons People Stay Injured
214: Training with Achilles Tendon Pain
213: It Will Be Hard
212: Why Doing the Same Exercises Can Provide Better Results
211: Can We Stop Falling for Predatory Fitness Nonsense?
210: Some (Hopefully) Useful Lessons from My Current Training
209: 5 Exercises Every Runner Should Do & Crazy VO2 Max Study
208: Shouting into the Void
207: Is Easy Training a Waste of Time?
206: Expectations vs. Reality in Training
205: Do the Opposite
204: Who Am I and What's the Point of This Podcast?
203: Grand Canyon R2R & Thoughts on Success
202: The Key to Better Training
201: Do You Need to Lift Heavy for Results?
200: Ways to Progress Your Running Workouts
199: More Than You Want to Know About Squats As a Runner
198: "Should I Take Creatine?"
197: Getting Stronger While Running Well
196: "Good" Data and Lactate Threshold Tests
195: Important Updates and What's Next
194: Strength Training for Sports Performance
193: How Your Values Affect Your Training
192: Is More Mileage Making You Slower?
191: Why Most People Fail Their New Year's Resolutions
190: Should You Be Stretching More?
189: Most People Try to Skip This Step
188: Are You Training at the Right Intensity?
187: 3 Lessons from a Stress Fracture
186: Are We Missing the Point of Recovery Therapies?
185: An Announcement / Focusing on Performance
184: How to Increase Your VO₂ Max & Run Faster
183: What We Get Wrong About Injury Recovery
182: One Simple Fix to Improve Your Running
181: Can You Lose Weight and Perform Well? - w/ Alex Larson, RD
180: The Wasatch 100 w/ Doug Franchitto
179: Lifting Won't Make You "Bulky"
178: Do Your Goals Match Your Effort?
177: Your Outcome Is Not Guaranteed
176: Stop Telling Unhelpful Stories About Yourself
175: Training Intensity - What Most People Get Wrong
174: Some Truths About the Supplement Industry
173: Are You Solving the Right Problem?
172: Long Run Thoughts on "The Long Run"
171: Eating for Performance
170: Six Things to Remember When Signing Up for a Race
169: Eat Better, Run Better
168: How to Program Strength Training (Strength Essentials 8)
167: The Secret to Better Running (Spoiler - There's No "Secret")
166: “Plyos” - What Are They and How to Do Them (Strength Essentials 7)
165: A Lesson from Women's Gymnastics (and other things)
164: Stability + Mobility for Runners (Strength Essentials 6)
163 -3 Reasons NOT to Start Strength Training
162: How to Build a Stronger "Core" (Strength Essentials 5 - Core)
161: Is Walking Okay?
160: Stronger Back... Stronger Runner (Strength Essentials 4 - Pull)
159: Being Competitive as a Recreational Runner
158: Strength Training Essentials Pt. 3 - Hinge
157: I Did It Again... (Failing to Fuel)
156: Strength Training Essentials Pt. 2 - Push
155: How to Train for an Ultramarathon
154: Strength Training Essentials Pt. 1 - Squats
153: A Mental Shift to Improve Your Running
152: A Big Problem We Need to Address
151: Stop Rushing to Hit Your Goals
150: Do Less. Perform Better.
149: Spring Energy... What the F***?
148: Do You Need an Off Season?
147: Is Strength Training a Waste of Time for Runners?
146: Is Your Ego Holding You Back?
145: Celia Eicheldinger - 200 Miles in 82 Hours
144: 10 Signs You Need a Deload
143: What Should I Eat? (As a Runner...)
142: 5 Common Traits of Great Runners
141: 3 Workouts to Help You Run Faster
140: Things You DON'T Need to Train Well
139: "Why Am I Eating So Much?"
138: The Simple Idea Behind Injury Rehab
137: Do You Really Need to Find "Your Why"?
136: BRIAN PASSENTI - Getting Creative with Your Running Plan
135: The Problem with Self-Limiting Beliefs
134: Why "More Miles" Isn't Always the Answer
133: How to Improve YOUR Running Form
132: Natalie Rizen - Fighting Through the Pain Cave at Javalina Jundred
131: Is Something Always Better Than Nothing?
130: Just Keep Doing the Work
129 - How to Stop Low Back Pain When Running
128: Brian Gilbert - Running 100 Miles in the Mud at Rocky Raccoon
127 - Is Your Data Hurting or Helping?
126 - 3 Secrets to Improve Your Recovery
125 - How to Properly Train Your Core
124 - Are You Training Enough?
123 - Are VO2 Max Tests Just Another Distraction?
122 - 6 Ways to Guarantee a Bad Coaching Relationship
121 - What Does "Recovery Effort" Mean?
120 - Does Strength Training "Prevent" Injuries
119 - A Hard Truth About Difficult Training
118 - 9 Training Principles for Long-Term Success
117 - 6 Keys to a Warm-up that Works
116 - What it Means to "Be Consistent"
115 - Are You Training Too Hard?
114 - 5 Mistakes Runners Make w/ Strength Training
113 - Building a Successful Training Year
112 - How to Achieve Your Goals in 2024
111 - The Most Important Skill
110 - Nat Collins DPT on Injuries, Pain, and Proper Training
109 - Stop Chasing the Shiny Object
108 - You're Not Supposed to Be Good at the Start
107 - Heather Hart on Taking Breaks to Avoid Burnout
106 - Stop Obsessing Over the Details
105 - How to Use Cross-Training to Improve Your Running
BONUS: A Short PSA on Mental Health
104 - Balancing Training as a Parent w/ Lexi Miller
103 - How to Improve Recovery After a Big Race
102 - It's Supposed to Be Difficult
101 - Running is Life w/ Aaron Saft
100 - Raising the Standard of Coaching w/ Rick Prince
99 - Building Your Ideal Strength Program
98 - Don't Let MenoPAUSE Your Running w/ Faith Raymond
97 - House Fires, Run Streaks, and Chihuahuas w/ Ray Berlanga
96 - 3 Ways to Avoid Burnout While Training for an Ultramarathon
95 - 5 Lessons from UTMB You Can Use to Improve Your Running
94 - How to Improve Your Nutrition for Performance
93 - How to "Be Consistent" in Your Training
92 - Running the Triple Crown of 200s with Tony Cline
91 - Your Personalized Race Day Nutrition Plan
90 - Why You've Stopped Seeing Progress...
89 - Running Through Grief with Sonia Glover
88 - Stop Getting Distracted and Start Seeing Results
87 - Creating an Environment for Success with Logan DeCamp
86 - Family, Spartan Races, and Purpose with Daniel Tafoya
85 - What to Do AFTER the Training Session
84 - How to Create Long-Term Success in Running
83 - How to Run in the Heat
82 - VO2 Max? Critical Speed? Lactate? What Do These Mean?
81 - My Exact System for Coaching Trail & Ultra Runners
80 - 7 Common Training Errors for Runners of All Levels
79 - Getting Faster, Weaponizing Priorities, & Why I've Been MIA
78 - "Trail Manners" with Aric Manning
77 - Keli Fine's Journey with Disordered Eating
76 - Why Strength Training Matters for Trail Runners
75 - The Truth About Weight and Running
74 - Running PUTS w/ JEREMY SMITH & JEFF FULLMER
73 - Sugar Is Fine.
72 - Mountain Running with MATT HUTSON
71 - ELIZABETH KNIGHT Wants You to Sleep Better
70 - MATT SHEPARD Loves Running Really Far
69 - Plantar Fasciitis: Causes and Solutions
68 - Lessons from 2022 to Succeed in 2023
67 - How to Choose a Good Coach FOR YOU
66 - How to Make the Most of Your "Off" Season
65 - Ross Ward Runs the Miner 49er!
64 - Tyler Amendolare's First 50k!
63 - 15 Lessons from My First 50-Mile Race
62 - How to Improve Your Diet: Nutrition Fundamentals
61 - Running As We Age with Amanda Brooks
60 - Why Motivation is Holding You Back
59 - 6 Ways to Avoid Burnout
58 - Scott Hundertmark's First 100-Miler!
57 - How to Achieve Big Goals & Personalize Warm-ups
56 - Elisabeth Scott on Running Fundamentals
55 - 3 Ways Athletes Sabotage Progress
54 - Makinsie Bartholomew & Bigfoot 200
53 - Rick Olderman (PT) on Pain
52 - Meal Timing for Performance and Recovery
51 - Jeremy Suwinski Interview
50 - Faby Lineberger Interview
49 - Heather Hart on Safety (Relentless Forward Commotion)
48 - Learning from Failure, Sodium Intake, & Returning from Injury
47 - Brodie Sharpe Interview (Run Smarter)
46 - How to Get Stronger
45 - Matt Shepard Interview
44 - Sara Sarensen Interview
43 - Jess Bojorquez Interview
42 - The Most Common Training Mistake
Andy Wind Interview - ESR 41
How to Improve Your Running Form - ESR 40
How to Beat the Heat - ESR 39
Interview: Keegan Hollrith - ESR 38
How to Hit Your Goals This Season (...and Next) - ESR 37
Why You Might Need to Eat More (and NOT Just on the Trail) - 36
David Theriot (Run the Riot) Interview! - ESR 35
How to Run Better at Altitude - ESR 34
How to Improve Your Mental Game - ESR 33
The Ultra Running Guys Interview! - ESR 32
Which Supplements Help You Run Better? - ESR 31
Deloading, Undereating, Fiber, Anxiety, Macros, Sodium, More... (Challenge AMA #3) - ESR 30
Why Getting Stronger Makes You Faster - ESR 29
Weight Loss, Warm-ups, Supplements, Calories... (Challenge AMA #2) - ESR 28
How to get faster today - ESR 27
Challenge AMA #1: A Lot of Questions... - ESR 26
Oscar Gonzalez Interview - ESR 25
How to Fix Your Intervals - ESR 24
Q&A #4: Shin Splints, Hydration Tips, Knees, Tapering, + More... - ESR 23
Downhill Training for Flatlanders (and other topics...) - ESR 22
Brianna Santos Interview - ESR 21
"Consistency", Intervals, and Fear-Mongering - ESR 20
How to Train for Altitude - ESR 19
How to Get Faster - ESR 18
Bonking, Plant-Based, Swelling, Motivation, and More... (Grab Bag #3) - ESR 17
How to Stop Cramping - ESR 16
3 Big Causes of Injuries - ESR 15
"Predicting" Injuries - ESR 14
Grab Bag #2: Hydration, Heat, Traveling, Form, and More... - ESR 13
How to Run Hills Better - ESR 12
Weight, Weight Loss & Ultra Running - ESR 11
How Carbs Help Your Training - ESR 10
Sleep Secrets with Nick Riell - ESR 9
How to Choose Your Running Plan - ESR 8
Grab Bag #1 - "The Wall", Nausea, Fiber, Bananas, Cravings, More... - ESR 7
Strength Training Secrets for Ultra Runners (ESR 06)
5 Ways to Optimize Training and Create Time (ESR 05)
How to Plan Your Hydration (ESR 04)
"Low-Carb" Diets Are a Bad Idea for Ultra Runners (ESR 03)
Injury Prevention for Ultra Runners (ESR 02)
Who is Will Frantz? (ESR 01)