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Microblog Monday: Programming Barbell Work

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 …

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Microblog Monday: How Weather Influences Our Warm Up Protocols

Its mid-December and we’re finally starting to see some cooler temps and snow on the ground in east-central Pennsylvania. This change isn’t just an aesthetic shift–throughout the winter our warm ups morph as temperatures plumit. We try to accomplish a handful of objectives during our warm ups. Though each person in our individualized programs will …

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Featured Fitness Content: Volume 58

Before I get into our latest fitness content round-up, I wanted to mention that I’ll be hosting a free, online workshop TONIGHT at 7:00 PM. The workshop is At-Home Performance Enhancement Strategies. This will be highly interactive and free-form. I’ll be covering various tactics to keep your physical and mental performance at its peak while …

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Strength & Conditioning Fundamentals: Hidden Volume

Let’s imagine that you’re deadlifting. If you’re training with us at Ruthless Performance, you’ll likely do 1-2 sets of 10 reps with an empty barbell before adding weight; for intermediate-level athletes we’ll do 1-2 sets of normal barbell deadlifts. For more advanced trainees it may be a set of Jefferson Deadlifts followed by a set …

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Introducing APEX Training Protocols by Ruthless Performance

If you’ve trained with Ruthless Performance–either online or remotely–for any period of time, you’ve likely been on one of our proprietary Ex Phys Intervention (EPI) programs. The APEX Training Protocols are our latest version of the Ex Phys Interventions. And just as we strive to maximize, improve, and build champion athletes, we also strive to improve what we …

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Internal Program Review: Enhancing Power Transfer in a Collegiate Golfer

Tiger Woods reportedly has a bench press 1RM of somewhere around 300 lbs. (up to 350 lbs. by some estimates) and evidently Rory McIlroy is a known gym rat. Regardless of these reports, the facts are in regarding the the efficacy of strength training in pursuit of a better golf game–strength training works. Like most …

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Thoughts on Strength & Conditioning for Paddleboarders

Given that Ruthless Performance is based out of a land-locked state, the paddleboarding or surfing communities are not populations which we traditionally cater to, but given my own predisposition to the sport (surf when I’m on the west coast, paddleboard on the east…), I’ve spent some time thinking about the demands of paddleboarding, as well …

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Ruthless Performer Q&A – Elite Sports Nutrition with Jesse Rodriguez R.D.

Today’s Q&A guest is our own sports nutritionist Jesse Rodriguez. Jesse has his own prolific history as a national-level swimmer for El Salvador and here in the United States competing in college and post-graduate for the University of Southern California. This all makes Jesse a world-class resource as not many people have competed at this …

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Featured Fitness Content: Volume 48

View the last edition of ‘Featured Fitness Content’ here. Personal Training, Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning Does Shaving Improve Swimming Performance? By Allan Phillips via Swimming Science   Weight Loss, Nutrition, and General Health The 12 Most Effective Ways to Spark the Recovery Process By John Rusin Are Nightshade Vegetables Bad for You? An Evidence-Based Look By Kimberly Yawitz …

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