#85- Training load and running-related injuries with Dr Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen

[@leniolesch896]

I like how you bring different opinions on the podcast to give us a nuanced picture of the current science.

[@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501]

Two smart guys trying to understand the overcomplicated world of physical activities. Seems they forgot about sleeping habits, massage, stress-free life .... I enjoyed listening!

[@kostaspapazoglou2851]

A bit murky and vague in parts but, overall, a useful discussion with honest, common-sense opinions and some very pertinent truths to be considered by regular, committed and too often over-enthusiastic runners. ......What the heart often wants, the body can not deliver! Cheers.

[@alanshrimpton6787]

I wonder if he considered the Stryd foot pod and their RSS (Running Stress Score) as a means of measuring ones load.

[@insideexercise]

Hi Alan. I checked with Rasmus and he sent this response to me which he was happy for me to upload: As a researcher, I am absolutely amazed by the attempts made by many to calculate an approximate of a runners´ load. As highlighted in the Podcast, the load placed on the body during running is more than distance, which runners usually use as their preferred tool to quantify their running load. Still, many of the methods developed by the industry to measure approximates of load remains to be scientifically validated and tested in etiological studies to investigate if sudden (excessive) changes in load leads to an increased risk of sustaining running-related injury. Certainly, we need to do that in the years to come. If successful, new insights into the role of sudden changes in RRS and other ways to calculate load will appear.