Clay Holton, The Running DPT

Clay Holton, The Running DPT I help runners, in Augusta, GA, manage pain, get stronger, and race faster.

Just got home from ’s annual Family and Friends VIP event. My social battery only lasts about an hour 😂. I appreciate al...
12/19/2025

Just got home from ’s annual Family and Friends VIP event. My social battery only lasts about an hour 😂. I appreciate all the hard work y’all regularly put in to support the local running community

Palmetto Peach Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. About to start the 5k. Too cold and too tired to race, or even tempo, but I’l...
11/29/2025

Palmetto Peach Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. About to start the 5k. Too cold and too tired to race, or even tempo, but I’ll get the miles in. I’m more excited to see how the Fleet Feet Augusta & North Augusta and Augusta Run Club members do in their races

Who’s running the Rungiving 5k tomorrow? Registration is still open. It’s put on by Run The Tangents Timing and helps be...
11/26/2025

Who’s running the Rungiving 5k tomorrow? Registration is still open. It’s put on by Run The Tangents Timing and helps benefit the local Broad Street Ministry Center

always has a great environment at their Thursday runs. from was letting everyone demo their shoes. I’ve used the Esce...
11/21/2025

always has a great environment at their Thursday runs. from was letting everyone demo their shoes. I’ve used the Escelante for years and love it

11/18/2025

Some of the most crucial aspects of the rehab process are literally just beginning when you start to get pain free. Every person and issue is different and requires individualized care but it is undeniable that strength, and especially power, deficits remain long after pain has subsided or been reduced to a manageable level.m

Ever tried sidelying leg lifts with a 25 pound ankle weight?
11/17/2025

Ever tried sidelying leg lifts with a 25 pound ankle weight?

Fleet Feet Augusta & North Augusta going hard with the post-run Nuun and vodka mixed drinks
11/13/2025

Fleet Feet Augusta & North Augusta going hard with the post-run Nuun and vodka mixed drinks

Faster end of tempo effort at Run The Tangents Timing’s Fur Love for Vets 5k. Thankful to have a table setup for my busi...
11/08/2025

Faster end of tempo effort at Run The Tangents Timing’s Fur Love for Vets 5k. Thankful to have a table setup for my business too

Deep squats are NOT bad for your knees!I often hear patients and clients tell me their physician, former rehab provider,...
11/04/2025

Deep squats are NOT bad for your knees!

I often hear patients and clients tell me their physician, former rehab provider, or even personal trainer has told them not to squat below parallel (or even to parallel) because it’s bad for their knees.
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🔹This couldn’t be further from the truth and, in fact, deep squats are one of the best ways to both treat and prevent knee pain when programmed appropriately. Obviously care needs to be taken to progress into them slowly as ANY novel movement you’re unaccustomed to can cause issues if your body isn’t ready for it.
🔹The idea of deep squats being bad for your knees is entirely unfounded and based on incorrect interpretations of research showing deep squats put more stress on your joints than more shallow squats. Obviously any movement done with more weight or through a larger range of motion (which is essentially increasing resistance as deeper squats are harder than more shallow squats) has to by definition put more stress on your body. BUT the stress is what we want and is how we adapt and become stronger.
🔹Furthermore, squats just ABOVE parallel actually put MORE stress on your knees, in some ways, than squats below parallel. With this being said, you have to look at stress at the knee in three different ways by what occurs at the true knee joint (tibiofemoral joint), the patellofemoral joint, and ligaments of the knee. No singular position puts the most stress on all three areas.
🔹Increasing your squat depth may be a several month long process but the benefits for knee health and overall lower body strength and mobility are worth it. I’ll be discussing the benefits of deep squats and methods to improve squat depth throughout this series

I’ll be running in, volunteering at, and having a table setup at the Fur Love for Vets 5k this Saturday hosted by Run Th...
11/04/2025

I’ll be running in, volunteering at, and having a table setup at the Fur Love for Vets 5k this Saturday hosted by Run The Tangents Timing. Anyone else running? There’s still time to register. https://furloveforvets.itsyourrace.com/

11/04/2025

The calf gets a lot of attention in running circles (as it should) but the opposite side of the leg is often neglected and has been underemphasized in my own training as well. This is a great exercise for strengthening the muscles on your anterior leg, namely the tibialis anterior muscle.
🔹I like the tib bar far better than band loops or kettlebells as it’s much easier to keep on your foot and, even more importantly, allows you to increase the weight easily. You can get an Amazon’s basic one for less than $40 too

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Augusta, GA
30904

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