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Science-Based Strategies to Maximize Mental & Physical Performance – Installment 1

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This series is going to explore various elements of performance, primarily from a physical and mental perspective. The reality is, however, that physical and mental performance are tightly interwoven; as one improves so does the other. This notion makes most of these concepts interchangeable between benefits to both mind and body.                Beyond the categories …

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Thoughts on Strength & Conditioning for Paddleboarders

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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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Why Do Ruthless Performance Workouts Use the Same Mobility Drills in the Warm-Up and Cool-Down?

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Most of the programs that we design and implement at Ruthless Performance have some meticulously detailed cool-down for an athlete to do following their last exercises of the day. And in most cases these are some combination of mobility drills, breathing techniques, or myofascial release strategies. Past all of the very significant reasons that a …

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Internal Program Review: Corrective Exercise Program for an Elite Female CrossFit Athlete

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Throughout the entirety of my college tenure and time as a collegiate strength & conditioning coach, I was extremely averse to CrossFit. Though my stance hasn’t changed much regarding CrossFit as a means of enhancing athletic prowess, it has changed considerably towards using CrossFit as a means of enhancing fitness in the general population as …

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