Founder of livethetoughlife.com
Credentials: Certified CrossFit Endurance and SpartanSGX coach
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Obstacle Race Training |
Christopher is a lifelong endurance athlete and fitness guru that has spent the past six years devoted to the sport of obstacle racing. In 2013 he joined the Spartan Pro Team and has completed nearly 100 Spartan Races across the US and Mexico. He is currently one of the top ranked masters (40+) athletes in the sport and the owner of Tough Training based on Scottsdale, Arizona. Tough Training is a fitness enterprise that provides coaching based on CrossFit Endurance and SpartanSGX training principles, he is a certified coach in both disciplines. This coaching is conducted at Power In Motion Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona and virtually to clients around the world.
Christopher retired early from a successful career as an executive in the Insurance industry in 2014. He brings with him the knowledge of how to successfully combine a busy professional career with the pursuit of optimal fitness. He started Tough Training as an avenue to educate family and friends on how to get and stay fit. Today this has expended well beyond family and friends to over 40,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook. His website livethetoughlife.com provides insight into his relaxed but effective fitness lifestyle. As a masters athlete himself he has the perspective of what it takes to continue to perform at peak performance as we age.
Articles by Christopher Rutz
Lean 093023
Warm-up: 5:00 of related tissue work, then: 2 Sets 10/10 Alternating pigeon 5/5 Star lunges Workout: EMOM for 20:00 Min 1: :45 All out sprint of cardio of choice Min 2: 2 Rope climbs Min 3: 5 [...]
OCR 093023
Warm up: 7:00 - Easy run add in skills and drills of choice, high skip and cross overs Swim 50 Meters (slow) Then 3 Sets of 10/10 Flutter kicks 10 Over and Under arm swings [...]
Power Everything 093023
WARM UP: 10 Forward and backward Ape 10 Forward and backward Bear 10 Forward and backward Crab 1 minute of Butt kicks and high kicks within 5 min warm-up run Static Stretching: 3 Rounds: 30 [...]
Black Tiger Gymnastics 093023
Core work: A: 2 Sets: 30 Sec side plank - R 30 Sec scap push ups 30 Sec side plank - L 30 Sec supinated grip hang *Rest 1 min between sets Coaches notes: On [...]
Performance Unleashed 093023
Major: Chest and Back Minor: Shoulders, core For time (limited rest) 40-30-20-10-10-20-30 Seated Cable Row DB Press Up in weight and back down for final two sets *2 Sets of 10 should be heavy, final [...]
Endurance 093023
Warm-up: 2 Sets 20 Yard “A” Skip 20 Yard Butt Kicks 10 Yard Carioca each direction 20 Yard High Knees 10 Inch Worm Push-ups 5 PVC Figure 8’s each direction Workout: Every 8 mins for [...]
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