Zero Drop, MAX Cushion! Altra Via Olympus 2 Full Review — Transcript

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1. 0:00today I'm going to talk you through one of the  best zero drop Max cushion shoes on the market
2. 0:05the Altra via Olympus 2 so those of you who  are not familiar with Altra they're renowned
3. 0:10for having a zero drop shoe but having cushioning  underneath your foot unlike other barefoot shoes
4. 0:16which are typically very minimalist and have zero  padding underneath your foot as a foot and ankle
5. 0:21specialist with over 10 years of experience and  providing advice on Footwear I'm going to talk
6. 0:25you through the unique benefits of this shoe  some of the downsides and how you might think
7. 0:29about adopting to a zero drop shoe so let's  get stuck into the cushioning we've got the
8. 0:34EgoMax cushioning underneath your foot which has  33 mm of cushioning throughout the shoe so 33 Ms
9. 0:40under the rear foot and under the forefoot as  a zero drop the EgoMax is a little bit softer
10. 0:45than what you get in some of the other Ultra  models like the Paradigm 7 so you sink into
11. 0:50it a little bit but it's a relatively firm feel  and it's got pretty decent energy return so it's
12. 0:55a pretty good responsiveness for Max cushion  shoe so it help push you back out of the shoe
13. 1:00it's not as good of responsiveness as what you get  in something like the ON Cloudmonster 2 or in the
14. 1:05Brooks Glycerin Max in terms of its competitors  in the max cushion industry however considering
15. 1:10it's a zero drop pretty good responsiveness  underneath now as a result of having some big
16. 1:16stack which is the amount of cushioning it had  to add some elements of stability so they've
17. 1:21done this with some big sidewalls on the inside  of the shoe around the heel and on the outside of
18. 1:26the shoe they've also provided a wide platform  in the forefoot which Altra are renowned for
19. 1:32and they've got a stiff heel counter at the  base of the shoe again this coupled up with
20. 1:36the sidewalls cradle your heel help to control  pronation forces keeping you centered in the
21. 1:40shoe now Altra renowned for the wide toe box and  anatomical fit which is what we feel should be in
22. 1:47all shoes so it allows your toes to spay it gives  you plenty of space in the shoe and combined with
23. 1:52a nice forefoot rocker helps to reduce the  plantar pressure underneath your forefoot so
24. 1:56if you've got any pain in the ball of your foot  it can be helpful to off loaded then as we move
25. 2:01further up the shoe it's got a nice padded tongue  on top it's got a nice mobile heel counter on the
26. 2:07top so if you got any sensitivity around insertion  Achilles tendinopathy this can be a helpful shoe
27. 2:12now some of the downsides of this type of shoe  is it can take a while to get adjusted to so if
28. 2:19you're in a 10 or an 8 mil drop shoe you need to  gradually move down over time until you get to a
29. 2:24six to four drop and then into a zero drop a  quick drop down can often cause problems and
30. 2:30overloads in parts of your foot causing pain and  sensitivity so think about being very sensible
31. 2:35in the drop down yes you have a bit more padding  underneath your foot compared to a more minimalist
32. 2:40shoe but it is a big contrast and something that  has to get used to especially on your Achilles
33. 2:44tendon then in terms of use case for these shoes  they're an excellent shoe for standing all day if
34. 2:48you want a zero drop shoe because of the EgoMax  cushioning underneath it's nice and comfortable
35. 2:53if you're looking for a zero drop Max cushion  shoe it is useful for longer distance runs for
36. 2:58recovery runs and easy runs it's a little bit too  heavy coming in at 297g in a men's 9 US for doing
37. 3:05faster work or more uptempo work but you can  use it for your day-to-day runs easy runs it's
38. 3:11an excellent option if you're looking for a zero  drop shoe we buy all the shoes independently so if
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