running

How to Concurrently Enhance Cardiovascular Capacity and Target Proficiency for Bow Hunters

Here in Pennsylvania we’re less than a month away from the official start of the statewide whitetail archery hunt. It’s at about this time that hunters will be desperately getting in their target practice with a bow that many have not touched since late archery season or even before the regular firearms season of last …

How to Concurrently Enhance Cardiovascular Capacity and Target Proficiency for Bow Hunters Read More »

A Comparison Of Several Sports Drinks

Electrolytes consist of sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, and bicarbonate. Workouts lasting less than 1 hour typically only need to re-hydrate with water but for workouts >1 hour, require liquids with a combination of carbohydrates and electrolytes.  Electrolytes are needed because they are, along with water, are lost through sweat which is the bodies primary …

A Comparison Of Several Sports Drinks Read More »

Ruthless Performance Mavericks Program: A Sneak-Peak

If you’re not familiar with the Ruthless Performance Mavericks Program, it’s something well-worth looking into as a primary or accessory strength & conditioning program. The program consists of 3-12 workouts per week (depending on season, goals, recovery status, etc.). Though the program is rooted in long-term strength gain, the Mavericks workouts also build up cardiovascular …

Ruthless Performance Mavericks Program: A Sneak-Peak Read More »

Internal Program Review: Collegiate Swimmer Off-Season Strength & Conditioning Program – Day 1

The strength and conditioning community is far too fractioned; proprietary training programs and secrecy hide the inner workings of many sports performance coaching theories and facilities. At Ruthless Performance, we find this idea entirely backwards—this mentality is a sign of some fragile egos and insecurity within the industry. To do our part in mitigating this, …

Internal Program Review: Collegiate Swimmer Off-Season Strength & Conditioning Program – Day 1 Read More »

Lecture Takeaways: Ruthless Performance Methods & Practices for Peak Athletic Function

Its easy to imagine how a lecture scheduled for 30 minutes, on a topic as encompassing as optimizing performance, could end up being an hour and 6-minute open-ended discussion. This is precisely what happened this past week at Bloomsburg University during our guest presentation on how Ruthless Performance trains individuals to achieve high performance. The …

Lecture Takeaways: Ruthless Performance Methods & Practices for Peak Athletic Function Read More »

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 44

View the last edition of ‘Featured Fitness Content’ here. Personal Training, Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning Performance Programming Principles: Installment 2  By Eric Cressey The 3 Main Goals of an Assessment By Dean Somerset Step-by-Step Glute Training By Mike Robertson   Weight Loss, Nutrition, and General Health Why You Might Not Need to Learn More About Nutrition By Mike …

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 44 Read More »

Top Featured Fitness Content of 2017

10 Essential Questions for Building a Business By Michael Keeler via Business for Unicorns Why Runners Need to Lift By Carrie Lane via HMMR Media Exercise, Government-Style By Mark Rippetoe via Starting Strength Taxes, Fees & Expenses Not Included – Budgeting For Gym Ownership By Pete Dupuis 6 Hip Mobility Drills Everyone Should Perform By Mike Reinold The TV Shows …

Top Featured Fitness Content of 2017 Read More »

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 41

View the last edition of ‘Featured Fitness Content’ here. Personal Training, Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning The Complete Guide to Dynamic Swimming Warm-up for Swimmers via COR Reverse Engineering The Plank By Charlie Weingroff   Weight Loss, Nutrition, and General Health The surprising truth about sugar.  By Brian St. Pierre & Krista Scott-Dixon via Precision Nutrition Artificial sweeteners …

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 41 Read More »

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 40

View last week’s edition of ‘Featured Fitness Content’ here. Personal Training, Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning Trouble Shooting Your Program: 5 Powerful Principles for Better Adaptation By Jeff Moyer via Just Fly Sports Perceived Value and the Fitness Industry By Dean Somerset You’re Supporting the Get Rich Quick Schemes of 21 Year Olds, and It’s Ruining Fitness By Lee …

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 40 Read More »