Bulletproofbodies Book of the Month - Ready To Run

So with the Manchester Marathon been and gone how about some reading before the London Marathon?



Book of the Month is "Ready to Run" by Dr Kelly Starrett.



At Bulletproofbodies we are big fans of K Star and his original book Becoming a Supple Leopard which was a Best Seller in the USA:

K Star takes a lot of the same principles from CrossFit and applies them to running with significant effect.

Runners are notorious for not taking Stretching, Strength training and Foam rolling seriously.

The majority of Runners that we treated at the Manchester Marathon did no strength training, paid lip service to stretching and complained because the foam roller was painful.

These were the same athletes that just put themselves through the pain of 26.2 miles!


Check out his video below:





Ready to run gives a fresh look at the reasons why runners get injured and how to do something about it that is quick, easy and clinically effective.

Check out this book:

K Star, the Bulletproofbodies Team Salute you!

Manchester Marathon & Bulletproofbodies

So it's April and that means Marathon season.

It began this weekend with the Manchester Marathon.

We started taping the day before the Marathon, giving advice on "Runner's niggles."

Taping with Rocktape helped athletes go stronger for longer.

Working with one of the sponsors of the Manchester Marathon Runners Need.

26.2 miles of the mean streets of Manchester.

The weather was amazing and the course is flatter than most, so the possibility of a Personal Best is always there for the taking.

Rocktape were there in the morning to tape, feet, calves,  knees, quads and nipples!

In the afternoon I was working with my friend at Athlete Matters, Sports Physio UK and of course my students from the Universities of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan.

We were waiting for the first athletes to finish and this was Patrick Martin in 2 hours 22 mins.

Lots of athletes were reporting cramping, some as early as 12 miles.

ITB syndrome, Hamstrings and calf tears were all part of the Marathon experience.

The que outside our Physio test was amazing as the Physio Students worked relentlessly for hours until all the athletes were treated.

Runners of the Manchester Marathon the Bulletproofbodies Team salute you.