Aligning the Modern Athlete

RIPPLE EFFECT ATHLETES This is the first of what I hope as a personal trainer to be a series of informative posts to help further your education and health, in your life of athleticism. I speak about these issues often in the gym, however with our busy lives pieces are forgotten. Give this a moment […]

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Mobility Work

Aligning the modern athlete is the foundation of all training we do at the Ripple Effect. Mobility and proper range of motion in all movements is the key to injury prevention and purposeful training. Over Head Reach Chest Opener L V 4 Single Leg Hamstring Work Hip Opener with Band Hip IT Band Work Frog […]

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In the Gym February 19th

10minute warm up easy cardio 2 x 8 Shoulder Openers 2 x 5 Cuban Press 3 x 5 Wall Squats 2 x 30m Tactical Lunge 2 x 10 Frog Hops Any additional mobility/stability work Then – 30m Sled Push (Heavy + Fast) 15x Whip Smash X 4 rounds, rest 60-90sec between Then – 8x Pull […]

In the Gym February 17th

10minute warm up easy cardio 2 x 8 Shoulder Openers 2 x 5 Cuban Press 3 x 5 Wall Squats 2 x 30/30 air squats/squat hold 2x 30/30 push press/oh hold Any additional mobility/stability work Then – 3x RMM (heavy) 10x Ball Slams X 5, rest 1-2min between rounds Then – 10x Bulgarian Bag Swings […]

In the Gym February 14th

10minute warm up easy cardio 2 x 8 Shoulder Openers 2 x 5 Cuban Press 3 x 5 Wall Squats 30m Single Arm OH Walking lunge (forward + backward, then switch arms) Any additional mobility/stability work Then – 5x Head Cutters (heavy) 5x per side Step Ups – hold weight at chest or at sides […]