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
Military, Law Enforcement, Firefighter 021023
If you are missing a piece of equipment, click here for our substitution list. Warm-Up 2x 10 Touch downs 10 Step bear crawl forward and back 10 step ape crawl forward and back 10 step crab forward and back 10 Push-ups Endurance: [...]
WodStar Elite Competitor 021023
Warm-up: 2 Sets 12/12 Single leg hip thrusts 15 Meter high knee 15 Meter butt kicks 8/8 PVC figure 8's WOD: For time 200 Meter ski erg 50 Double-unders Zeus rope 200 Meter row 50 Double-unders Zeus rope .4 [...]
Black Tiger Gymnastics 021023
Skill: A: Hand balance practice - any variation Coaches notes: Work on finding balance on your hands with or without the wall, on one hand, tripod, headstand, inverted hold, pike position with feet elevated on [...]
OCR 021023
Today is an active rest day for the program! 45 mins of one of the following: Rowing Biking Running Swimming
Power Everything 021023
WARM UP: 4 Rounds: 20 Frankensteins 20 Butt Kicks 20 Heel to Hip 20 Butt Kicks 10 Meters Side Shuffle 10 Meters Side lunge Static Stretching: 3 Rounds: 30 sec each: Pigeon Pose (Right/ Left Leg) Couch Stretch (Right/ Left Leg) [...]
Lean 021023
Warm-up: 5:00 Of related tissue work, then 1 round of: 20 PVC overhead squats (slow) 20 Up Dog/Down Dogs Coaches notes: On the PVC overhead squats focus on keeping eyes on the horizon while actively punching knuckles to [...]
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