The Science of Running Shoe Cushioning: How Max Cushioning Impacts Joints and Muscles 

Escalante and Rivera ftw :D

That’s the reason why I started running in minimalist shoes. It’s been 3 years, the legs have been used to it for a long time, as certain muscles do not work in shoes with cushioning. The transition process is still not complete, but I’m not a professional runner

Did you watch the video?

I'm a fan of extremes too. I do all of my training in extremely minimal barefoot shoes. But I race in cushy carbon plate, haha. It's fun

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@@DoctorsofRunning YAY!!!!

Congrats Matt🎉

Congratulations!!

Congrats!

what does he mean? rotate between softer and harder feeling running shoes??? Like NB 1080 v13 and hoka Bondi??

@@goutfromfriedokra I haven't tried either of those models, so I can't speak to which is softer or firmer feeling when your foot lands. If repetitive injury risk mitigation you are after, you want to rotate between different shoes so that your muscles and joints are activated slightly differently each time you run due to differences in cushioning, heel to toe drop, longitudinal stiffness, etc. Beyond that you can rotate between shoes that suit the purpose of your run better. For example, you may want to wear something with more cushioning/protection and stability for your long runs and select something firmer and lighter for your speed work.

@@EquipeCafe Thanks.Informative. Logical. 1. thoughts on barefoot shoes? 2. What is your 2-3 running shoes for your rotation? 3. For walking, do you suggest I rotate different type of shoes like max cushion, or barefoot-or for walking it doesn't matter what kind of shoe I choose since its' low impact?

@@goutfromfriedokra I'm not an expert and or doctor, but I would imagine it doesn't matter as much when walking due to the lower impact and likely much lower step count. Comfort is king, unless you have specific goals, like strengthening your feet where barefoot type shoes can make sense. But again, everyone has different needs and preferences, so you will have to try different shoes. As the experts say, with any extreme changes, like going to zero drop minimalist or going to plated racing shoes, a gradual introduction makes sense. I generally walk in my retired running shoes and eventually donate or recycle them. My favourite shoes are highly personal based on my preferences, body features and mechanics, so there's not much value in telling you what shoe I think is "good", as I mentioned earlier in my first comment. I'm not overly picky, so I buy higher end last year models with the best discounts, as long as they are reviewed generally well and they sound like something that will be good for me. I revisit reviews of my shoes, so I understand a reviewer's opinions and how they relate to my experience with a shoe. Reviews can be highly subjective because everyone is different, but there can be consensus between reviewers for specific things like what's the shoe best used for as an example. The upfront costs might be a bit higher having a variety of shoes, though they can last longer, but the approach has been to try many different shoes and over time determine what I like and dislike or what works for me and what doesn't. As you gain this knowledge, you can reduce the number of shoes in your rotation, if you like or as needed. Three is a nice number, a long run shoe, a speed/race shoe, and a daily trainer. Shoes can be quite versatile too, so you can use some for a variety of runs depending on how you feel, like using your long run shoe for a short recovery run when you feel beat-up. Also, nice to have a dry pair of shoes the day after a wet run. There is also some talk about letting a shoe "rest" for a day to allow the cushioning to restore itself. Maybe not so much an issue for lighter folks.

Please try the New Balance 860 v14 I also have flat feet and the same issues as you. I'd been off my feet for months. Now I can run in these and nothing hurts. It's worth a try at least😊

So I continued watching and must note I was also running 3.5-7 miles on the trail every week in the Peregrine back then versus exclusively on the road now, so it may not only be running exclusively in the Superblast and the lack of variety there but also the lack of variety in surface since trail definitely works different muscle groups.

Most People only run once or twice a week 😉😅

Also, big congratz to your PhD 🎉

I’m curious about his too as a fellow hypermobile

Haha. This comment made my day! -Matt

Can't wait for the proper annoucement! :)

@@DoctorsofRunning Cheers, Matt.

You are running too often in them.

Did you always struggle with it or is it a recent issue?

@@michaelcaricoo recent. Maybe like around the 400-450km mark.

@TheValonquar if you didn't have any issues with it before, and nothing mechanically has changed (more running, maybe a small niggle/injury) then you might have worn the foam in enough to cause you to run differently or it's dying. Hard to say but if it's a recent thing then it kind of points to something having changed, not necessarily an issue with you using the superblast, if it was that it should've happened earlier

@@michaelcaricoo mechanically not doing much different. My mileage has gone up but so has my shoe diversity. I used to use Superblast for majority of my runs now it's like max once per week. My 17km run felt awful first 10k then it felt better. So difficult to pinpoint issue. Makes me hesitant to buy SB2.

Thanks! One day at a time.

@@RAMRA10 arch support and arch height are two separate things. Not relevant to this video. I can do a separate video on that.

Have you tried New Balances 860 v14. I have the 1080 and completely agree. The 860 is firmer, wider toe box, the shoe pops, and has done an excellent job with the medial support.