Month: February 2021

Foundational Series: 3 Ways to Improve Your Morning Routine

Over and over we’ve heard about the value of optimizing your morning routine. In many respects this is a crucial element to achieving peak performance; what I’m more interested in, really, is the upstream and downstream effects of a honed-in morning routine. When your morning routine is on-point, it usually means that your sleep the …

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Featured Fitness Content: Volume 94

We’re at Installment 94… What happens when we get to 100 you ask? I’ve been asking myself the same question. The Featured Fitness Content series actually started with the predecessor to Ruthless Performance–The Fitness Resource. Perhaps for installment 100 I’ll dig out some of the earliest featured articles for a re-feature… You can find the …

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Exercise Science in the Real World: Lesson 3

**Editor’s Note: This series comes from current Ruthless Performance Intern and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Keith Lowery. Keith is a senior exercise science student at Bloomsburg University, which has an affiliate agreement with Ruthless. As senior exercise science students complete their 4-year program, they are required to complete an arduous semester-long internship. These lessons …

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Exercise Science in the Real World: Lesson 2

**Editor’s Note: This series comes from current Ruthless Performance Intern and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Keith Lowery. Keith is a senior exercise science student at Bloomsburg University, which has an affiliate agreement with Ruthless. As senior exercise science students complete their 4-year program, they are required to complete an arduous semester-long internship. These lessons …

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The Physiology of Performance: Understanding the Swimming Taper for Championship Meets

The taper is an integral part of the competitive swimming experience. Swimmers usually first experience the taper at the end of their first competitive swim season, regardless of age or skill level. Even though most swimmers have undergone a taper and most coaches have facilitated one, few understand the physiological underpinnings that make the taper …

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Exercise Science in the Real World: Lesson 1

**Editor’s Note: This series comes from current Ruthless Performance Intern and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Keith Lowery. Keith is a senior exercise science student at Bloomsburg University, which has an affiliate agreement with Ruthless. As senior exercise science students complete their 4-year program, they are required to complete an arduous semester-long internship. These lessons …

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