In this episode Alison delves into the importance of glute strength and proper foot mechanics for runners, particularly focusing on the concepts of lengthening muscles to optimize performance. She shares her personal experience with weak glutes, which led to hip pain and pelvic floor issues, and discusses how traditional exercises like clamshells and hip thrusts may not fully address these problems. Instead, she emphasizes the need for finding muscle length through internal rotation, particularly during mid-stance in the running stride, and explains how proper foot pronation plays a critical role in this process. Alison provides practical strategies for improving these mechanics, including specific cues for deadlifts that integrate the action at the hips/glute with those of the foot. 


Resources Mentioned:

• Glute Accelerator: A FREE 7 Day Crash Course on Building Strong Glutes for Female Runners 
• The Foot Fix: Ditch those frustrating foot symptom flare ups for good by addressing the underlying cause! 

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