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The Strength Running Podcast

The Strength Running Podcast

Movement, Strength, and Injuries: Dr. John Rusin on How to Run Pain-Free

Oct 23, 2025 · 1h 3m

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Dr. John Rusin is a physical therapist and trainer who's worked with nearly every professional sports league as well as Olympic athletes. His new book, Pain-Free Performance , is now available. Our conversation focuses on movement, coordination, and building efficiency. We discuss: common mistakes in the weight room how to structure better strength workouts mindfulness and breathing a nervous-system oriented warm-down when to know if you're putting in too much effort in the gym We should not consider strength training to be "cross-training" - it's just part of the normal training process. Learn how to incorporate periodized, runner-specific strength training in your running at…