
132: Rich Willy - Running Researcher & Physical Therapist at University of Montana (Assoc Prof.) (Expert Edition) Part 2
The Physical Performance Show
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How to Slowly Load Your Extremes With Heavy Weight
When you're looking at the athlete who is trying to recover from a soft tissue injury, particular tendon injuries, there's really no better way to do it than this idea of slowly loading these structures with heavy weight. It seems that our connective tissues really like that kind of loading. They respond really well to it. In terms of getting into the gym, we need to lift heavy as you've referenced, but it's okay, isn't it, to start with a few weeks, a month or so longer with some slightly lesser loads in terms of weight and greater reps? So usually what would he suggest there for the runner that has never set foot inside a gym? Yeah, I think
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