Utilizing the Repeated Bout Effect for Downhill Running With Arash Khassetarash | Koopcast Episode 138

View all timestamps and show notes on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Arash Khassetarash is a postdoctoral associate at the University of Calgary with an expertise in biomechanics. Episode highlights: (24:37) Advice for athletes: cost of running increases dramatically downhill, one bout improves your biomechanics significantly (31:31) Additional takeaways for athletes: one bout three weeks before the race, utilizing training camps (42:11) Volume may be a safer tool than intensity: quantifying adaptation in terms of muscle damage, lengthening strides increases muscle damage Additional resources: The paper that was discussed can be found here . You can find the uphill and downhill running webinars here. Buy Koop’s new book on Amazon or Audible Information on coaching- www.trainright.com Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop