Justin Matties

[Dr Chris Bramah @chrisbramah]

Great article/ find from ⁦⁦@sweatscience⁩

Prelim data showing ⬆️ running economy 🏃‍♂️ when training in flats v carbon shoes 👟

A point I’ve always made: does frequent carbon shoe use for training ⬇️ musculotendon adaptations for performance 🤔 https://t.co/E5ianGtoRI

[Justin Matties @Justin_Matties]

@sweatscience @runnerphysio @chrisbramah @labratrundown Just to clarify @labratrundown is not directly involved with our training intervention study, though I have learned a lot in my conversations with Dustin and he’s provided great advice. I’d love to see a longitudinal super shoe study in Texas!

[Justin Matties @Justin_Matties]

@sweatscience @runnerphysio @chrisbramah @labratrundown Yes, we will be conducting our larger study this fall with a goal sample size of 50 runners. The only data we have at this point is from our n=8 pilot study last fall and are very preliminary.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

New research shows super spikes give about a 1.3% boost in performance.

A 4:00 mile becomes a 3:56.8 mile.

Note: I'm now calling myself a 3:57 miler...

More interesting: There's a large amount of individual variation:
https://t.co/de0AjznJsv

[CSUEB News @CSUEBnews]

@CalStateEastBay Professor of Kinesiology Michael Rowley and Teaching Associate of Biostatistics Justin Matties talk to @outsidemagazine about running shoes and performance.
https://t.co/KuaB4aXqa1

[Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience]

Another pilot study compared training in flats vs supershoes for 8 weeks. The flats group improved economy by 5.6%, compared to 1.0% in supershoes. Intriguing (though very preliminary) data. The full study will proceed this fall: if you're in the Bay Area, you can sign up!

[Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience]

Several presentations on supershoes at last week's #ACSM23 conference.

One highlight: superspikes boost running economy by 2% compared to old spikes. With a bunch of assumptions, that implies an old 4:00 mile would now be 3:56.8.

More:
https://t.co/VgB7LfV6VE

[Justin Matties @Justin_Matties]

@sweatscience If you are interested in participating in the study, please complete this interest form!
https://t.co/k50YZYiK6E