I need to do a great deal of clarification when I tell a prospective client that we place such a heavy emphasis on the trapezius–in addition to the glutes. In short, the glutes are an underdeveloped, yet critical muscle for control of the femur (and therefore the leg), while the “traps” are an often underdeveloped, …
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This week’s fitness round-up is filled with content from across the web PLUS below you’ll find a few pieces from the Ruthless blog that have come out since our last installment in the series. Going to jump right into this week’s list of featured content. If you’ve come across, or personally published, a piece of …
In the latest episode of The Human Advancement Podcast I go into detail on an adult personal training client’s Day 2. The actual ‘Day 2’ program as listed below is preceded–and followed by–additional exercises including a warm up progression, activation drills, and a cool down; all of which are specific to this individual. Listen to …
This Saturday I’ll be completing a 28-Mile Ruck March around the perimeter of Fort Indiantown Gap. This is an event that I’ve done in the past, but I only recently decided to commit to this year’s march. It’s a noble cause which supports and honors fallen soldiers, and its full-length event is certainly not …
Here’s another round-up of some of our favorite new content in health and fitness from across the web. If you’ve missed the last installment, you can find it here. Otherwise let’s get onto the good stuff… Featured Content Five Female Fitness Myths Debunked By Science by Luke Briggs via Dr. John Rusin Focus Toolkit: Tools …
Isometrics are something that we incorporate into more dynamic styles of training for a handful of reasons. Isometric exercises are exercises where the muscles must maintain the same level of tension. Traditional isometric exercises may be something like a wall sit, a plank, or 6-inches. Any exercise where the muscles are working but the joint …
No matter what I’m training for at a particular time I almost always end up averaging 4 strength-oriented workouts per week. These workouts can take various forms–some being solely strength workouts, some are strength plus conditioning, but most of these are what we might call ‘power building’ which is a combination of strength plus hypertrophy …
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Let me start by saying that I don’t much consider myself a cyclist. I’ve just found myself in the position of long-distance cycling on a handful of occasions. The Capstone, of course, was the longest cycling event that I’ve completed, which was a cross-country cycling tour from San Francisco, CA to Pottsville, PA.–but this 4,000 …
With my upcoming bike tour from Philadelphia to Atlantic City (in the midst of a heat wave), I wanted to make sure that our cyclists have a quick guide for considerations on race-day performance in the heat. This is in no way a comprehensive dive on the subject, but rather a way to get athletes …
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I’m going to jump into this week’s Featured Content as quickly as I can, but first, I wanted to mention my participation in this year’s Ben to the Shore Bike Tour. The tour is scheduled for this upcoming Sunday (July 24th), and this year I’ll be bringing along Kronos, my pitbull from Hillside SPCA here …
