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 …
As we wrap up 2020, there’s a great deal of negativity surrounding the year we’ve just lived through, some have a positive outlook moving forward, some others–not so much… We get one shot at this and should make the best of it. For anyone anxious about the new year or depressed about last year, I …
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 …
Strength & Conditioning Fundamentals: Hidden Volume Read More »
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 …
Internal Program Review: Enhancing Power Transfer in a Collegiate Golfer Read More »
Visiting my alma mater for workshops and lectures is something I look forward to. I enjoy seeing the growth of the institution, the new faces, etc. This was even more so the case this past week when I presented on the concepts of mobility and stability to the Bloomsburg University Strength & Fitness Club. As …
Since our Internal Program Review Series has been getting consistently positive feedback, I’m going to continue today with a look at a Day 1 from one of our comprehensive programming athletes. This particular client is a CrossFit enthusiast and upland hunter who has been regularly supplementing his training with Ruthless Performance programs for some time. Though this is more of a …
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 …
Thoughts on Strength & Conditioning for Paddleboarders Read More »
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 …
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 …
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 »
