Overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

I continue to learn so much from this podcast! It’s been hugely helpful to me over the past several years to understand, heal, and manage my hamstring issues.

I’ve never written a review before. I started running in high school and was a dancer as well. I developed what I called a ‘nagging hamstring thing’ in high school that, while annoying, didn’t stop me from continuing to run, getting into marathons and racing, until two marathons in one month finally made it clear that my hamstring thing was getting worse. I have seen no fewer than ten professionals, from PTs to chiropractors to osteopaths and various others, never given a proper diagnosis and always told to take time off and it always got worse, not better with the exercises prescribed. I literally found this podcast by accident after hearing Brodie on a different podcast and honestly, for me this is nothing short of a miracle. I’ve had this issue for so long it was just a part of my life and it made running less enjoyable but I kept on. Having embraced heavy loading and progression as suggested by this podcast and book, I’m not only running without issue but again finding that I can continue to improve with my speed work and race again and feel amazing. I’m not afraid anymore, I feel like I can work through flare-ups and I just got the love of my life back. So thank you.

This podcast helped me overcome proximal hamstring tendonitis, pointed me toward other great resources and papers and Brodie does a good job of bringing on various specialists that update current thinking on tendonitis such as how Heavy Slow Resistance (HSR) training is king, more-so than eccentrics alone. 3 seconds up, 1 sec pause, 3 seconds down for injury prevention and rehab is very important. Always going 1-1-3 for strength/ hypertrophy can lead to missing out on the restorative signaling/stimulus that comes from a slow concentric contracture. - @AndrewMorrisMD

HOW have I been struggling with PHT for almost 10 years and only just discovered the Overcoming PHT podcast this week?? 🤯🤯🤯 I’m going through all the episodes and am up to #25 and plan to invest in the 4-week course as well. I’m relating to SO much of the content and have already benefited from some of the strategies to change the way I sit to reduce compression. In my experience, PHT doesn’t get nearly enough attention in the PT/sports medicine/orthopedics community, especially considering how many other runners I know who have battled it. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for the incredible resources you have created! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼