I’ll just come right out and say it: Fat loss is easy. Well, it is a straightforward proposition anyway. The complexity only comes in because of various health gurus and marketing agencies trying to overburden you into a learned helplessness. I’m not in love with the idea of the calories-in / calories-out model of fat …
The barbell is a fundamental building block across the domain of strength & conditioning. We utilize the barbell in almost every program. The barbell is primary in the sense that it is a ‘primary’ tool for developing the broadest and most encompassing skill portfolio, as far as skills related to athleticism and human performance are …
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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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 …
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 …
Our latest episode of the Human Advancement Podcast is out now. This is a relatively wide-ranging Q&A on health and human performance between strength and conditioning coach Keith Lowery and John Matulevich–the owner of Ruthless Performance. The Human Advancement Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts, but if you’re not a regular podcast listener, …
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**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 …
If I’m being honest, the most common lower body training mistake is simply not training the lower body. Dedicated fitness enthusiasts of the latter half of the last century had a somewhat similar notion to this–strength training for the upper body, plus some running or jogging for the lower body. In my early training years …
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In the first half of this article series, I discussed my draw to Utah and some of the reasons why I’ll be returning this August to ascend King’s Peak–the state’s highest point at 13,527 feet above sea-level. I also explained how this differs from a traditional western peak summit; rather than climbing this at a …
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This post provides the PDF component to the latest episode of the Human Advancement Podcast. In that episode, I detail how Ruthless Performance spent a month training an elite high school swimmer in the summer of 2019. This is not the first segment in the Internal Review Series. We regularly provide open access to our …
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