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#75 What are Rocker Soles and What Benefits do they Have?, How to Deal with Conflicting Evidence, + XTEP RC 260
Today Nate and Matt take a deep dive into rocker soles in running shoes. What exactly is a rocker sole? What's the role of toe spring in a shoe? Who may benefit from a rockered sole and who may not? Afterwards we discuss what to do when presented with conflicting evidence and how to sift through the vast amount of information and research available. Finally, Matt gives his review of the XTEP RC 260.
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - The Subjective: what's your favorite Winter Olympics event?
6:56 - Rocker Soles: definitions and biomechanical implications
23:20 - What shoes have the best integrated forefoot rockers?
28:50 - Who may benefit from rocker soles?
36:27 - Who may not benefit from rocker soles?
40:56 - Research: what we do with conflicting evidence
48:59 - XTEP X 260 Review
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By Doctors of Running
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Today Nate and Matt take a deep dive into rocker soles in running shoes. What exactly is a rocker sole? What's the role of toe spring in a shoe? Who may benefit from a rockered sole and who may not? Afterwards we discuss what to do when presented with conflicting evidence and how to sift through the vast amount of information and research available. Finally, Matt gives his review of the XTEP RC 260.
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - The Subjective: what's your favorite Winter Olympics event?
6:56 - Rocker Soles: definitions and biomechanical implications
23:20 - What shoes have the best integrated forefoot rockers?
28:50 - Who may benefit from rocker soles?
36:27 - Who may not benefit from rocker soles?
40:56 - Research: what we do with conflicting evidence
48:59 - XTEP X 260 Review
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