Lots going on at Ruthless these days. The final week of the PIAA swim season is upon us, culminating in the State Championship meet this Friday. Ruthless Performance managed to send 3 of our Aqua Jocks to the state meet; 2 boys and 1 girl.
After this a big rest then a big push for summer championships in late July/early August.
We don’t advocate for year-round swimming, particularly at a young age, but as an athlete wraps up the final few years of their high school career, this level of specialization is required for peak performance.
But let’s get onto this week’s featured fitness content from around the web.
You can see last week’s installment here.
Featured Content
9 Essential Weight-Training Exercises for Runners By Amy Schlinger via Runner’s World
Arm Care With Overhead Athletes By Craig Edwards via Edwards Training Systems
Robert Sapolsky: “I Don’t Think We Have Any Free Will Whatsoever.” (People I (Mostly) Admire, Ep. 18) Hosted by Steven D. Levitt via Freakonomics
Specialty Bars? By Michael Boyle via StrengthCoach.com
Tip: The Two Most Effective Trap Exercises By Tanner Shuck via T-Nation
Ruthless Performance in the News
Earlier this week our Mobility & Fitness Studio was featured in the Pottsville Republican. The story centered around the opening of this new space, plus it highlighted some of our local athletes.
Athlete Zaidian Van Orden was prominently featured, this came immediately after his stand-out performances at the District 11 Swimming Championships just day before. At that meet Zaidian took home two golds, additionally he was co-recipient of the swimmer of the meet award.
Updates on Expedition 118
Updates are developing at warp speed for Expedition 118. Again, for those who may not know, Expedition 118 is a paddleboarding world record attempt, designed to raise awareness and $500,000 for non-profits working on clean water initiatives.
Recently, we transitioned the Ruthless Performance Ride America Facebook page into the new Expedition 118 page. Be sure to follow this page on Facebook to stay up-to-date on this new international sporting and charity event.
https://www.facebook.com/Expedition118/posts/2239346049543243
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