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Specific Conditioning to Reduce Injury Risk

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Specific Conditioning to Reduce Injury Risk

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Specific Conditioning to Reduce Injury Risk book

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Specific Conditioning to Reduce Injury Risk book

ByStuart Butler
BookThe Science and Practice of Middle and Long Distance Running

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Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2021
Imprint Routledge
Pages 23
eBook ISBN 9781003088912

ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the global exercises that can be undertaken to reduce injury risk and how they can be coached. Improving the strength of a muscle or specific structure is unlikely to alter running biomechanics but may enable tissues to withstand greater volumes of loading, thereby reducing injury risk. Conditioning exercises should be prescribed with a specific adaptation in mind that considers the primary function of biological tissues that are injured or vulnerable to injury. Running drills, low-level plyometrics and mobility exercises should form an important part of a runner’s conditioning routine and can be incorporated into pre-session warm-up routines. Prevention is said to be better than cure; however, the skill and art of running and load management within a technical framework are complex. Injury prevention is the panacea, but it may be better to view injury avoidance as a ‘risk management strategy’, with athletes and coaches agreeing on a shared plan to manage the risk.

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