At Home No Equipment Workouts from Ripple Effect

See below for some No Equipment WO’s you can do at home, anytime anywhere 🙂 Beginner Intermediate Advanced

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Health and Performance at Any Age Starts with Your Foundation

Health and Performance at Any Age Starts with Your Foundation The metaphors are endless: the square area of the base of a pyramid dictates it’s ultimate height, a solid foundation is needed for a sturdy home, the taller a tree the deeper it’s roots must grow to stay alive and thrive. In today’s fast paced […]

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Favorite Recovery Tools from the RE Staff

Looking at some of our favorite recovery tools! Recovery: A word that is commonly used and yet the practice of which can be under prioritized in our busy lives. We have sent information regarding many facets of recovery before: Recovery and Recovery from Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Dose of Reality Why does a mountain athlete […]

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Recovery from Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Dose of Reality

For over 30 years, I have observed the confusion and frustration of hundreds of athletes during recovery from major orthopedic surgeries. We in the RFV are no stranger to the woes of joint replacements, torn ACLs, meniscal injures, torn rotator cuffs, the list goes on. And while we are fortunate to have the best of […]

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Seasonal Sport Transition

Spring, winter, or sometimes both in a single day—this time of year brings rising temperatures and melting snow, making many athletes eager to dive into their favorite summer activities. The transition periods between seasons, often called “shoulder seasons,” can be challenging. After months of dedication to one sport, it’s natural to want to jump right […]

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You Can’t Do It All

In my coaching and instructor role, I have found that our athletes can feel increasingly overwhelmed with the volume of information circulating about “all the things” we are “supposed” to do. In this technology driven fast paced world, sorting through the latest fitness suggestions can be daunting. Thus, the team at Ripple Effect decided to […]

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Recovery

Athletic Performance Recovery The least prioritized facet of training and it should be your top priority. The latest from the desk of Carolyn Parker, this educational email is an attempt to touch on the many types of “recovery”. After 30+ years of training and coaching, I can confidently say it is one of the most […]

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Vitamin D

Happy Equinox Ripple Effect Athletes! It’s time for our quarterly education email and updates from the desk of Carolyn Parker and the staff at Ripple Effect. We’ve had an amazing winter, so much snow and if I get this email out on time we will be in the midst of another atmospheric river weather event […]

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Protein

Education Email Fall/Winter 2022Protein Nutrition – It’s time for an another Education email from the desk of Carolyn Parker. Our focus today will be on PROTEIN.Protein is a critical part of our daily nutritional profile and it has been a fairly consistent observation of mine that many athletes do not consume enough protein to support […]

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Managing Summer Heat

Good Day Ripple Effect Athletes! It’s time for another educational email and a few updates from the desk of Carolyn Parker.Today the subject is all about heat, why it is so important to NOT over heat, and the science of sport performance and cooling techniques. Most of the details in this quick overview are presented […]

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In the Gym September 30th

10min warm up ski/bike/row Work on mobility/stability 2 x 8 Shoulder Openers 2 x 5 Cuban Press 3 x 5 Wall Squats 2 x 30m Tactical Lunge 2 x 8 Reverse Flies Then – 10x Body Row + 10x KTE 20x Push Ups + 20x Push Press 30x Anchored Leg Lowers + 30x (per side) […]

In the Gym September 28th

10min warm up ski/bike/row Work on mobility/stability 2 x 8 Shoulder Openers 2 x 5 Cuban Press 3 x 5 Wall Squats 3 x 5 per side SLSLDL Then – 8x RDL 15m Lunge with Rotation 15m Bear Crawl X 6, rest as needed Then – 8x Box Jumps 8x Burpees X 4, rest as […]

In the Gym September 25th

10min warm up ski/bike/row Work on mobility/stability 2 x 8 Shoulder Openers 2 x 5 Cuban Press 3 x 5 Wall Squats 3 x 8 Goblet Squats – deep, hip opening + postural focus Then – 10x Back Squats (moderately heavy) 500m Ski/Row – go hard 2min rest X 3 Then – 10x Push Press […]