Excerpt from
Clinical Running Essentials

When it comes to introducing energy storage and release exercises, especially for runners prone to bone stress injuries, it’s easy to assume low-level plyos like pogos or jump rope are the right starting point.

But if you’ve looked at the work of Charles Milgrom and others, those below-the-knee-dominant movements actually create greater tibial strain than a simple countermovement jump onto a box.

In this video, I walk through:

• • Why jumping onto a box is a smarter entry point than pogos
  • How to build toward plyometrics with bone strain in mind
  • A progression I use: from box jumps → landings → pogos → multi-directional hopping
  • How to structure dosage (e.g. 2 sets of 20 reps at ~150 bpm)
  • The importance of training time-of-day (bones are more mechanosensitive in the morning)
  • The role of recovery windows (aim for 6–8 hours between plyos and running)
  • Why fueling properly is non-negotiable in bone loading programs

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Clinical Running Essentials is my brand-new, 20-hour, CEU-approved online course designed for clinicians who work with runners — and it’s officially live.

Inside, you’ll gain the tools, structure, and confidence to guide runners from injury back to peak performance, with content covering:

📏 Run-Centric Orthopedic & Clinical Examination
Apply evidence-based assessments tailored to running. As a direct access provider, assess joint integrity, soft tissue health, and functional movement while knowing when to refer or collaborate with other medical and allied health professionals.

🦴 Bone Stress Injuries
Spot red flags early, develop a refined understanding of imaging, and apply risk models to support clinical decision-making, especially for high-risk injury sites.

🔹 Lower Limb Tendinopathies
Confidently assess and treat Achilles, patellar, glute med, and proximal hamstring tendinopathies using education, progressive loading, and sound return-to-run strategies.

💪 Strength & Control Drills
Rebuild capacity with progressive loading and plyometrics emphasizing smooth, fluid movement for running performance.

📈 Return-to-Run Programming
Learn and apply clear, criteria-based progressions and objective benchmarks to return runners to consistent, confident training.

Clinical Running Essentials is the culmination of everything I've studied, practiced, and refined over the years — a course built to equip you with the skills, insight, and clinical reasoning to help any runner who walks through your door.

This is more than CEUs. It's a roadmap to guide runners out of the medical system and back to the sport they love — stronger, smarter, and with a renewed sense of possibility.

I created this for you and the runners counting on you.

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