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As an Ankle rolling enthusiast... trail conditions when you are near the end of a tired long-run are critical. Look out for roots/rocks of course, but don't forget about my nemesis... the lowly acorn.

My stability disc just arrived yesterday, and today this vid is available. The world works in mysterious ways 🤪

I’ve used one of these discs for several years after having foot reconstruction due to collapsed arch, initially after I’d recovered from the surgery wounds I was very wobbly on the disc, but I’ve preserved and continued to use one in my gym routine and my affected foot/ankle is now as strong and stable and my calf which was once half inch smaller than my good leg has caught up , I would recommend using the discs for all round ankle/ calf strengthening exercise🇬🇧

jump rope routines have really helped me with ankle strength and getting more power in the mid-foot push off.

rolled my ankle and tore the ligaments in my foot a few weeks back, the first thing I did was get a stability disc! Crucial for coming back from injuries. Keep educating us Seth!

Had bad PF in right foot in late 2015. Kept running hard and tore the plantar fascia in March 2016. Very painful. Took until Nov 2017 to fully recover and run another marathon. On Dec 1, 2017 on first long run after marathon, I grabbed for some GU and hit some leaves on street full speed. Leaves covered 6 inch deep pot hole. Rolled the left ankle, heard the three snaps and got 3 severe grade 2 sprains. No surgery, but another two years of PT and slow recovery to get back to marathons. Just completed first marathon back two weeks ago. The things we do for the sport we love. Running for 37 years.

First! :) I might throw this stability disc onto my Christmas wish list! QD: I used to roll my ankle once every couple of runs it seemed, almost always when I became tired near the end of them. Now that I think of it, I haven't rolled my ankle in a couple of years thanks to corrected form (not perfect) and strengthened foot and ankle muscles.

Just got my disc yesterday.. it's June 2, 2020... Came back to watch this video again 👍

This is good----what I did while living in Portland, Oregon is even better. I ran 7 miles barefoot in a rough grass field every morning-then 5 more quick & slightly uphill on the treadmill @ night. I won SO many races doing this & a ton of 4:39-4:55 mile repeats in spikes. I credit foot strength for the success.

QD: I grew up and ran xc in upstate New York OF COURSE I've rolled my ankles tons of times running super technical trails in high school 😂 Never appreciate groomed single tracks until I moved back to NY from California. Also lived in Lone Tree for awhile and loved running around the Denver area! Hope you're having a great day man!🤙

I recently discovered that old people can't do the closed eyes one leg balance. I did a survey at work and all us older 50's folks stink at 1 leg stuff regardless of fitness. So thx for this I'm adding all but the last one to a daily workout. Ok, honestly, probably not daily but I'm working on it.

Downhill trails have taken my ankles down a few times

Rolling my left ankle seems to be just part of running for me. Well, trail running. The last time I rolled it bad enough to see a doctor was this time last year. I was running a trail race in the rain and managed to roll it 3 times! And stubbornly didn't stop. It took weeks to recover fully from it. I've dabbled in some ankle strength work but this may be just what I need to really get focused! I just ordered the stability disc you linked to, thanks Seth!

QOD: Rolled my ankle 2 weeks back. Have been out of running for the ankle to heal.

Nota bene on no. 4- don’t forget to keep your toes parallel when abducting the leg to the side, this will ensure you’re activating glute med and not your TFL ! Good stuff ankle man!

QD: rolled ankle in 2017 and ended up having an avulsion fracture of the medial maleolus. I had to go non weight bearing for 8 weeks and was around 6 months before I was able to run again.

Very helpful Seth! The first thing to complain on my long trail runs? Lungs? No. Quads? No. Feet? All the time.

QD: Rolled an ankle playing soccer in college on a very hard and dry field. No fun. I read an article that talked about running injuries. They said for longer distances runners, most of the injuries were lower leg injuries. Similar to your, and I'm sure others, experiences.

Do some slow short runs in either the Xero hfs or merrell vapor glove. Your feet and ankles are weakened and restricted by the stiff foam slabs you wear every day. Mix in some barefoot running. Your body will align correctly, redistribute the load and utilize your bodies natural shock absorbsion system which is way better than any foam. Foam is fool's gold and false comfort. You make a living off the shoes that are holding you back. Yoga helps too.

Done this training today. Really helpful for the ankles. Thank you very much! Regards from Germany and keep going! :-)

Great instruction video, Seth! Thank you! 👍👍

Yay!!! Needed this ankle video bad.

I actually rolled my ankle yesterday. I was getting out of the way of a car and the shoulder had a small drop off I didn’t see. My ankle rolled and I hit the pavement. It was scary at first but I popped up and kept running. It feels ok today.

An ankle injury and stress fracture caused me to quit D1 running(I transferred to this school) after being injured for 7 months and the negligence of a training staff at a smaller D1 school

This is so helpful ! Thanks

Broke my neck trying the moon landing

Awesome!!!! Thanks for the help

I can't even balance on one leg standing on the ground with my eyes closed. LOL. Nice video and examples

Anymore videos like this?

QD: I rolled my ankle about 5 weeks before my marathon last year. I was just doing a long training on the trains and just lost concentration and took a wrong step. Took a couple months for it to finally go away 100%.

Nice! Could we get some tips on knee strengthening exercises next?

thanks Seth,good stuff

After switching 95% of my 100K per week onto rough grass---I can say categorically--My whole body all 626 muscles ( 206 bones) is 15-20% stronger.Stability is an issue on every step of the 5,000 per X's 12K. This developes stability way beyond some gym gizmo disk.

I’ve played football my whole and all I can say is that the injury’s I’ve endured from running are a lot more frustrating .

I’m going to try to modify some of these for my Bosu.

Never rolled my ankle while running. Only a few times while hiking, mostly due to being tired.

Hey Seth have you ever heard of Jay Dicharry's Mobo Disk, it's made from plywood and because of its design it offers superior propreoception and improves strength and mobility of big toes

Please hear this. Do you know what is causing your foot problems? cushioned, supportive shoes you wear. Leave these shoes. I've been running regularly for 1 year and I have a problem with my right foot since I started. Three weeks ago, I bought a $ 10 shoe and I found the problem. High heel and high cushioning. I'm not as experienced as you but believe me. I live in turkey. I just found the merrel here and I'm going to switch to it this week. I hope google translation has translated well.

Rolled my ankle a few times over the last 30 years. All were minor and I did not even have to stop running. Therefore no injury at all. I must have ankles of steel I guess.

Are some sections of your videos sped up slightly? The audio is a bit weird.

Where do you buy this equipment ? Please

Good stuff

Do these every night these days 👍🏻

Gonna try that moonlanding tonight maybe gonna hopefully not going to crash and burn 😀

Me not first. Again... By the way, 4:15/Km is my tempo run...Thank you for the exercises! Very useful. When you do blind eyes balance , do you hold the wall with your hand?

Nice Video

When do I use either side? as they are different surfaces

1st! GOOD MORNING FROM GEORGIA!

Hey...that's my Walgreens:)

Is the waff worth it?

When do you start marathon workouts?

I just think i got an ankel injury. Should i just don't run until it's gone?. I thnik i happend because i went from around 20 km a week to 40 a week really fast

Yea

If you don’t have the disc, try tip toeing on one leg with a bent knee ( imagine tiptoeing halfway down a shotgun squat).

18th!!!we cant all be first folks!

I've one stability disk like your's, same color maybe not the same brand but it loses air when im on top of it doing my exercises. Some tips Seth?

what do you think of rope-skipping for strengthening your feet?

Now after finally having my stress fracture healed every time I run I still have ankle issues and my left foot lands fine and can bend but my right foot still has to land flat ish and causes me pain still

Hey, I finally first at something!

Turtle lady not fast enough again I'm feeling like the disc under seth's feet, turtle lady BLUE.

Seth, I hadn't realised you had the feet of a Hobbit.

Been dealing with metatarsalgia for over a year now 🙄

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Did you just come back from an ankle injury> because that cushion is moving a little too much lol

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Could you please change the blue intro so it flickers slower or something? hurts my eyes everytime :(

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Seth, do you follow Vlad Ixel? His Instagram feed is full of running exercises with many focusing on ankle and hip stability, uses a lot bosu balls and resistance bands. Check him out, I like following along to them when I can: instagram.com/vladixel/

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First?

Not first comment is it

UGH The sound

Nearly 5 minutes in and nothing about the exercises or discs. I’m out.

I lost my wabble pump. Can I buy a another pump suitable for Ian 278531

you can build up to the Blind exercise without a disc - in fact I would recommend it for beginners.

I purchased two. Looks like you can do exercises with two stability discs.

You may not need the disc. You can stand on your leg( single leg) with eyes closed and try to maintain balance. Thats it

QD: Near the half way point at this year's Chicago Marathon, there were two uniformed soldiers with automatic riffles standing on the curb. They looked a little out of place. The guy running in front of me was looking at them too. Just as I looked forward, I saw his foot go into a small, but deep, pothole and his ankle twisted pretty bad. He limped off to the side. I felt sorry for him since I'm sure he couldn't finish the race.

I'm recovering from an achilles injury at the moment. I will definitely try out some of these work outs to prevent this injury from occurring again.Thanks Seth!

QD: I rolled my ankle badly when i was running last winter in the dark. I was going probably too fast given the conditions. I didn't see the uneven surface of the pavement and rolled my ankle and tore my ligaments. Cast for two weeks and total of 2 months recovery, which I felt was very fast.

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Man just got my Carbon X's and was pumped to get out there yesterday and do some 800s to break em in and right before my first interval I rolled my ankle real good. Ended up going through with the workout mostly pain free but paying for it now with a big swollen ankle. Ankle sprains are the most frustrating injury because it could seemingly have been avoided at the time. 🤷‍♂️

Dr Jay Dicharry was on Trail Runner Nation podcast ep442 a few weeks ago. They discussed these wobble discs. He says based on science and research they don’t improve foot strength and stability. What they actually do is train your body to compensate for your foot being unstable. They also discussed upper body posture exercises to improve breathing efficiency. Some of those exercises might help with your arm carriage. He also designed his own board that is supposed to build big toe strength and arch stability. It would be fun if you could get one to test for the vlog. www.moboboard.com/

QoD: Fortunately never rolled my ankle. But struggling with ankle pain reaching up on both lateral and medial sides ... definitely plan to get a stability disk in the near future.

How to avoid stress fractures when you have a very low body fat %?

Love you!

QD: I've rolled my ankle but nothing serious (knock on wood). Injury prevention is on my mind every day. I had a serious injury that put me out 6 months last year. Never want that to happen again. Have a good weekend Seth!

Hi Seth, sorry to be a pedant, but I think its important to note that when you are doing these exercises, strictly speaking you aren't strengthening your ankle. The ankle is supported by ligaments, and these have a finite inherent strength that cannot be improved by exercise. With these exercise what you are doing is improving your proprioception, i.e. your bodies ability to understand its position in space. This does reduce your tendency to injury though. You can strengthen the small muscles in the foot, but once again I think that major benefits probably relate to improved proprioception. Anyway, great work, thanks for you videos.

Grade 3 ankle sprain last Christmas. Still cant run. Take care of your ankles fellow runners!!!

I've already got a stability disk on my Christmas wish list. 😃 I've been using it at the gym, but I'd love to do it barefoot at home...NOT CHANCING THAT AT THE Y!!! 🤣

Excellent video! Love seeing what strength and mobility exercises you are doing.

I was running a warming up before the 1600 at regionals and accidentally stepped off the track and my ankle touched the ground. Ran a terrible race but I healed pretty quickly

QD: uhmm I never rolled my ankle ever since maybe that's why my ankle prone to injury

How often do you wear compression socks and I bought the unived one after your suggestion which seems a bit harsh

I love this product. Also try with less or more pressure plus with or without shoes. Huge difference! 💪💪

After destroying my ankles in the military, this video is clutch!