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W-Sit Your Way to Lifelong Running Injuries

May 10, 2014 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
As a clinician I often take what I’ve learned as common knowledge. I look at the habits and reasoning behind patient actions and think, ‘why on earth would you do that?’ I simply forget
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3 Ways to Ruin a Plank

February 20, 2014 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
There’s no question that core strength can help you run faster and with less injury, but what happens when you’re butchering the routine? Athletes brag about holding planks for minutes on end, thinking that
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Are Sit Ups Good for Runners?

February 13, 2014 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
The question is: are ripping off sit-ups worth it? Will it make you faster or are they for show? Sure, you might be the envy of your friends and you’ll always have the ‘washboard’
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Is Pronation Bad for Runners?

January 7, 2014 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Flexibility, Strength
Pronation is a well-known running term; however, both its definition and application have been buried under pages of bad press from critics with little to no understanding of anatomy and applied function. Neutralist’s and
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Core Strength for Runners – Don’t be a Mush

August 18, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
Core strength for runners is important.  You’ve heard the running magazines and doctors tout this universal fact for years, but why?  A strong core sounds flashy and sexy, but the answer lies deeper than
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Tips to Avoid a Running Injury

August 13, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
Injuries are part of running whether you like it or not. There’s rarely a single step that causes an injury, but rather the summation of thousands to millions of identical steps that wear you
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Foot Strength for Runners

March 3, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
For years we’ve been hearing about the importance of foot strength and the effects of “over built” shoes. The idea is fairly simple and practical, actually.  If you place your foot in a rock
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Lunge Towards Injury

February 12, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
Lunges are old school-like cotton shirt, no gps watch old school. It’s an exercise that has been passed down through the exercise hierarchy as a means to strengthen the quads and supposedly, glutes. The
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You’re Not a Cage Fighter, are You?

February 10, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
I’m not looking to throw workouts under the bus here, as they all have their place, but all workouts and exercises and aren’t created equal.  Basketball players should strengthen one way, football players another,
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Functional Strength For Runners

October 23, 2012 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength
“All exercises are not treated equal”—a phrase I commonly tell my patients and clients.  In this mangled mess of what is termed the ‘information era’, patients and clients forgo any formal prescription of exercise,
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Steve Gonser PT, DPT
Steve Gonser PT, DPT

Steve Gonser graduated with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Daemen College, instantly applying his knowledge of human movement and functional anatomy to his passion for running. Steve is a 2x Ironman, including a 10:41 finish in Lake Placid and a Sub-3 hour marathoner.

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