Does Heel Drop Affect Knees? Is Heelstriking Really Bad? More on Megablast | Mailbag!
It's time for another mailbag round, where we answer your questions! Matt, David, and Nathan get together to discuss shoes, injury risk, running form and more. How stable is the Asics Megablast? Is heel-striking as bad as the influencers make it out to be? How does heel-to-toe drop effect knee pain?
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
12:52 - How do brands decide the stack height of shoes?
19:18 - Is the Megablast neutral or stable neutral?
27:58 - How does heel drop potentially effect the knees?
32:54 - Saucony stability recommendations
41:22 - Is heel striking really bad?
53:34 - Wrap-up
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