The Science of Strength: This email is going out to all our athletes, both old and new. It’s aim is to be informative and educational. Ripple Effect specializes in training “mountain” athletes. By mountain athlete I mean someone who moves their body through varied terrain during sport. Running, Climbing, Cycling, Skiing, Boating, Hiking… the list […]
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 […]
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 […]
Power 10:00 warmup Mobility/Stability 2×8 Shoulder Openers 2×5 Cuban Press 3×5 Wall Squats 2×10 Good Morning Then: 15m Heavy Sled push 30 sec Mountain Climbers between (Regular, FST, Sliders) X6 rounds, rest 1-2 minutes between rounds Then: 10x Whipsmash or KB swing 10x Landmine Russian twist (or kayaker if more appropriate) 60 sec Wall sit […]
Power 10:00 warmup Mobility/Stability 2×8 Shoulder Openers 2×5 Cuban Press 3×5 Wall Squats 3×6 Goblet Squats Then: 5x Headcutters 8x Body Rows X5 Rounds. Rest 1 minute in between rounds Then: 10—1 Chest press ladder 10x Core of choice in between “rungs” of ladder: Landmine twist, KTE, Plank shoulder tap, Sit ups, Kayaker, Side Plank […]
Power 10:00 warmup Mobility/Stability 2×8 Shoulder Openers 2×5 Cuban Press 3×5 Wall Squats 3×6 Deep hip opening Goblet Squat Then: 5x Dynamic back squat (Can add chains. Pause at 3 points: 1/3rd of the way down, 1/2 of the way down, full range, then power up) 30-60 sec OH plate hold X5 Rounds, rest 1 […]