The Science of Performance with Dan Feeney

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The Science of Performance with Dan Feeney

Welcome to "The Science of Performance," hosted by the trailblazing Dan Feeney, BOA Sr. Director of Partner Product Design and Innovation and supported by the Freetrail Network, this captivating podcast takes you on a journey into peak performance in trail running. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. OCT 17

    S2E6: Lived Experience; Big Data and Predictive Analytics in making humans healthier

    https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.11288 - the missing link in running injury research is non-running stress. It seems DashLX is one solution to start acquiring more of what consumers are doing, why, and that has great implications for research but also for brands to better understand their consumers.  Using wearable technology data to explain recreational running injury: A prospective longitudinal feasibility study. Collaboration with the U Essex (Neal, Bramah, McCarthy-Ryan, Moore, Napier, Paquette, Gruber) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1466853X23001578?via%3Dihub Running consistency affects odds of injury. Collaboration with Brooks and others – consistent runners had lower risk of running related injuries but higher incidence of upper leg RRIs https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jeff-moreno-622a6a26/overlay/1717357879556/single-media-viewer/?profileId=ACoAAAV_BPoBwpjewd6C4R4pasNUSCkiOuapwew Does Midsole Foam Energy Return Influence Fatigue. Collaboration with U Memphis & New Balance – reduced fatigue and muscle soreness in shoes with ‘aft’ even in trainers with no plates, etc. in collaboration with DashLX https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-jeff-moreno-622a6a26_acsm-2024-activity-7205925274281025538-lr8x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  2. OCT 10

    S2E5: The Physiology of Peak Performance with Olympian & PhD Shalaya Kipp

    The Physiology of Peak Performance with Olympian & PhD Shalaya Kipp Currently Post Doc Mayo Clinic with Michael Joyner PhD - University of British Columbia, Masters & Undergrad at CU Boulder. 2012 Olympian in steeplechase. Worked on the 4% study in conjunction with the breaking 2 project. Now works with Mike Joyner who made a famous prediction of when 2 hours would be broken in the marathon (predicts 1:57:48).  Curvilinear relation between speed and metabolics and metabolic cost across range of speeds Viewpoint on physiology of fast marathon RE should be measured near lactate threshold. 1% incline has limits b/c resistance not linear w/ speed. Treadmill inconsistencies Respiratory muscles during exercise  Talk about running power mechanical vs. metabolic power and connect how metabolic power only takes into account aerobic Super spikes – why is it hard to measure their impact on performance. What take aways do you have for selecting spikes.  Sports bra restriction on respiratory muscles  Impact of steroids on athlete performance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min

  3. OCT 3

    S2E4: Ski Boots! Engineering Revolutionary Products with James O’Connell

    Season 2 Episode 4: Ski Boots! Engineering Revolutionary Products with James O’Connell – Specialized, formerly K2 Engineer; Medic and Paratrooper, Texas A&M How to measure ski boot performance and biomechanics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967377/ Ski boot biomechanics part 2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-013-0132-z Ski boot BOA study: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1192737/full Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  4. SEP 26

    S2E3: How do your biomechanics affect your performance and injury risk? With Allison Gruber

    Episode 3: How do your biomechanics affect your performance and injury risk? With Allison Gruber – Associate Professor University of Indiana. PhD UMass Amherst and Masters East Carolina. Has worked deeply on the entire spectrum of running mechanics. from the mechanics and energetics of footfall patterns in running Impact causes injury hypothesis –  Claire Milner impact shock in running Real world vs. in-lab biomechanics  Wearable technology to explain running injury  Footstrike patterns and race performance in 2017 world champs 10k  Rearfoot vs forefoot economy and cho oxidation   Isolated effects of footwear structure and cushioning on running mechanics in habitual mid/forefoot runners   Shock absorption  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min

  5. SEP 19

    S2E2: How to make better shoes with Dr. Geoffrey Gray

    Doctor of Physical Therapy for 10+ years Aspects of the shoes he tests: Insoles – can increase perception of comfort, plantar pressures change Impact testing to compliment human-based footwear testing Traction testing – how do you test? Is it indicative of real world where humans move in variable ways. Slipping vs. Sticking Do Pro Athletes need custom shoes  Heeluxe’s biggest failures  P3 Biomechanics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  6. SEP 12

    S2E1: What can you do to stay resilient and how can shoes improve performance with Jay Dicharry

    Season 2/Episode 1: What can you do to stay resilient and how can shoes improve performance with Jay Dicharry – Physical Therapist, Oregon State University-Cascades, MOBO, Founder, author of Running Rewired Kinematics and Kinetics of Gait: From Lab to Clinic – We can measure things very precisely in the laboratory from the forces in 3 dimensions at 2kHz to the kinematics at 200 Hz. How has he translated this to the clinic and working with athletes when you do not have all of these tools? Does he find this scary or challenging to make some of the assumptions to make changes? Alternative upper configurations – joint publication where we found different footwear uppers can significantly alter the performance (part 1) and the biomechanics (part 2) for athletes doing agility movements. 5 movements (single leg landings, triangle, AP, CMJ, skater). Faster on/off, greater rate of force development during propulsion, more efficient movements. Where could that efficiency come from? How is this related to the efficiency he sees in the clinic in coaching athletes? Running Rewired MoBo Board Jay’s Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

  7. 10/25/2023

    7: Individualized science & equipment with Jesse Frank

    Jesse Frank did his masters & undergrad at CU Boulder with Roger Kram where he did a variety of projects from trying to build a mobile, gravity reducing cart, to studying how various bike seats affect cycling comfort, and was a coauthor on the Nike 4% study. Over the previous 5 years, Jesse worked at Specialized where he had experience in the wind tunnel, studying how different bike fits could impact athlete performance.  Jesse is also a 2:29 marathoner, triathlete, and - fun fact - officiated my wedding.  Footwear comfort and injury rates  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11689747/   Carbon plate and 1% running improvement  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16540846/  Meta analysis of bike fits and injury rate/comfort  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30556469/   Triangle test:   https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/doi/10.1093/chemse/bjac003/6543876 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  8. 10/18/2023

    6: Nutrition, hormonal cycles, optimal biomechanics Keely Henninger & Kate Harrison

    Keely – Recent winner of Black Canyon 100k, Freetrail Lead of Performance Coaching Team, plan to be a Medical Doctor, former biomechanics researcher and current nutrition researcher.  Kate – PhD movement science at VCU, D1 runner and All American at West Virginia, 2nd NCAA 10K. Grew up playing all sorts of sports, always interested in performance. Published 23 articles or abstracts on the biomechanics of movement. Manger of biomechanics at BOA  · Comparison of Frontal and Transverse Plane Kinematics Related to Knee Injury in Novice Versus Experienced Female Runners o https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33690166/  · Running readiness scale as an assessment of kinematics related to knee injury female novice runners. o https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34793590/  · Energetics of vertical kilometer foot races; Is steeper cheaper? o https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26607247/  · Considerations for ultra-endurance activities: part 1- nutrition.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
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Welcome to "The Science of Performance," hosted by the trailblazing Dan Feeney, BOA Sr. Director of Partner Product Design and Innovation and supported by the Freetrail Network, this captivating podcast takes you on a journey into peak performance in trail running. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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