Christine RuffoloJan 12, 20151 min readContrast Training ROMContrast training is a method of gaining speed and explosiveness. The technique contrasts a heavy and light load of the same movement. ...
Christine RuffoloJan 7, 20151 min readTwist Hands for Extra PowerArm action accounts for 30% of jumping power. Most of this comes from the lats. In watching NFL combiners run, I noticed in their...
Christine RuffoloJan 5, 20152 min read5 Things I Lost By Starting a Blog1. Idle Free Time. First it was Netflix. Then Hulu. If I lose you too, HBO, I may be a goner. 2. The Need to Compulsively Read Other...
Christine RuffoloDec 31, 20142 min readSitting in the StruggleWhen we first feel pain, we treat it as a freakish aberration, and do our best to shrug it off. Whether it’s mental or physical, we...
Christine RuffoloDec 25, 20142 min read“You’re An Animal.”A sweet, fifty-something woman said this to me while I was lifting yesterday. I looked at her blankly and inquisitive. “You’re...
Christine RuffoloDec 21, 20142 min readSourcing PainFinding an ultimate solution to pain is dependent on figuring out its source. The following checklist of questions is designed to help...
Christine RuffoloDec 14, 20142 min readThe Boring Practice of ArtistryIn 1956, Henri Georges Clouzot had the fantastic idea of filming Pablo Picasso paint. Giving regular people the opportunity to watch a...
Christine RuffoloDec 9, 20142 min readThe Glorious In BetweenPeople love absolutes. They like distinct sides to choose from. They want polarized answers, because proving one right also proves the...