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In the Gym February 27th

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 2 x 30m Tactical Lunge 2 x 10 frog hops Then – 5x Split Jumps (each leg, can add weight if appropriate) 10x Med Ball Sit Toss (partner up) 30sec Mountain Climbers X […]



In the Gym February 17th

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 3 x 8 Goblet Squats 3 x 5 Reverse Flies Then – Warm up to Med-Heavy Back squat Then – 5x Back Squat 8x Push Ups X 5 rounds, rest as needed Then […]


In the Gym January 30th

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 2 x 5 SOTS press with PVC 2 x 8 Goblet Squats Then – Warm up to ~heavy back squat – can add chains for extra stability challenge Then – 5x Back Squats […]


In the Gym January 23rd

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 30m Single Arm OH Walking lunge – forward/backward with one arm up, then switch Then 5x per side Landmine Lunge with OH Press at top of each movement 8x Bent Over Rows 30-60sec […]


In the Gym January 18th

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 2 x 30m Tactical Lunge 5x each side side Lying Thoracic Twist Then – 5x each side Weighted Step Up – hold KB at chest or can do BB on back 30sec Mountain […]


In the Gym January 16th

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 2 x 5 Maxercist Row each side Then – Warm up to ~heavy RDL and floor press weights Then – 5x RDL 5x Floor Press 5x each side Contralateral March (use weighted med […]


In the Gym January 13th

10:00 warm up 2 × 8 shoulder openers 2 x 5 cuban press 3 × 5 wall squats Any additional mobility work 3 x 10 Good Mornings 3 x 5 Push Ups Then – 5x SLSLDL per side (BB or KB, fairly heavy) 8x Dips (rings/bars/bench) X 5 rounds, rest 60-90sec between rounds Then – […]



Coach Carolyn Parker

Coach Carolyn Parker is a life-long climber, skier, trail runner, cyclist and mountain guide who has made the successful transition into full time coaching work. Carolyn owns and runs Ripple Effect Training in Carbondale, Colorado, where she shares her expertise in strength training, injury recovery and muscular conditioning with hundreds of mountain athletes. Her goal […]