10:00min Warmup plus mobility work/Stability work See small white boards for ideas 2×8 Shoulder Openers 2×5 Cuban Press 3×5 Wall Squats 3×5 Single Leg Ass to Bench or assisted pistol Then: 5x Split Squats 5x Pullovers X5 rounds (Rest 60-90 seconds in between) Then: 10x Headcutter 10x Russian Twist with landmine 30-60 sec Ring Support […]

10:00min Warmup plus mobility work/Stability work See small white boards for ideas 2×8 Shoulder Openers 2×5 Cuban Press 3×5 Wall Squats 2x30m Tactical Lunge Then: 5x Step Ups 8x Body Row X5 rounds (Rest 30-60 seconds between) Then: 6x Bosu/Bench or Floor Press 10x Side plank hip lifts (Per side) 10x Anchored Leg Lowers X5 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Good Day Ripple Effect Athletes!From the desk of Carolyn Parker ~It’s that time of year another education email this time on Recovery.As many of you know I have spent my life in performance athletics from my college days of bike racing, an extended climbing and guiding career, to various other endurance and strength based endeavors. […]

Have you ever heard someone say “Tabata This” or “yeah I’m doing a Tabata WO!”?As with so many forms of “training,” a method that can be incredibly useful is misunderstood by an athlete or community. Yes it is still exercise, and if movements are performed correctly it can still be beneficial, our aim at RE […]

“Menopause” – that word, so infrequently discussed almost as though it needs to be kept hush hush, yet is a significant part of ALL women’s lives. And no it’s not just that we stop menstruating, although many western doctors would tend to lead one to think that’s all it is.  One of my many pet peeves […]

Have you ever heard someone say “Tabata This” or “yeah I’m doing a Tabata WO!”? As with so many forms of “training,” a method that can be incredibly useful is misunderstood by an athlete or community. Yes it is still exercise, and if movements are performed correctly it can still be beneficial, our aim at […]

Periodization for Mountain Sport When it comes to training and performance periodization is a key piece of a successful year in sport. Whether or not you are using an athlete training center like the Ripple Effect to guide you through your strength conditioning, following a coaches program, or creating your own routine periodization is a […]

Universal Stats – All of the below are listed with a range, for gender, age and sport application. Additionally they are adjusted down from an athletes max by 10% per decade over age 50. And are adjusted or removed if injury or ROM limitation precludes one from properly performing movements. All of the above require […]