Today Pete and I get to chat strength training for endurance performance with Chris Ritter of Ritter Performance. Chris has over a decade of experience successfully coaching a diverse population of athletes and clientele; from youth to masters athletes and even Olympic Gold Medalists.
In today’s episode we discuss:
- Beliefs in S&C
- How strength training can magnify results
- The importance of the posterior chain
- Movement practices
- Functional exercises
- Screening and whats all about
- When not to lift
- Why slowing down is the key for endurance athletes when it comes to strength training
- Protecting the priority
- The questions to ask
- Holding back v pushing forward
- And more
Links from the Show:
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Website: http://rittersp.com/
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/rittersp
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RITTERSPvideos/feed
And: http://rittersp.com/fat-black-podcast/ – Gain access to our pull-up progression to go from just hanging on the bar to becoming a pull-up master.
Also check out Pete and my The Fat Black Bottlenecks Project. 10 short interviews to help you remove the bottlenecks hindering your bests.
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