Founder of livethetoughlife.com
Credentials: Certified CrossFit Endurance and SpartanSGX coach
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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
Endurance 022020
Warm-up:Jog for 2 Minutes Rest for 1 Minute Jog for 1 Minute Workout: For Time 15/10 Calorie Assault Bike 10 Air squats or goblet squats 15 Toes to Bar or sit ups Recovery: Shoulders and Spine
Kettlebell Training 022020
Warm up: 2 Sets Run or Row 200 Meters 15 Pogo Jumps :20/:20 Couch stretch :20 Over/under arm swings Strength Work: Heavy 10/10 Single arm body row with KB rotation 8/8 KB Front rack Bulgarian split squats 10 KB [...]
WodStar Elite Competitor 022020
Warm-up: 2 rounds 5/5 Side lunges 10 Air squats 10 High kicks 5 Pull-ups WOD: For Time 250 Meter Row 50' Handstand Walk x 8 Rounds Strength: Bench press: Complete 6 sets of 3 reps, go heavy WOD: For [...]
Military, Law Enforcement, Firefighter 022020
If you are missing a piece of equipment, click here for our substitution list. Warm-up: 2 Sets Run 800 Meters 15/15 Spiderman push-ups 10/10 Hip openers Endurance: Run Do this workout on road or beach or something [...]
WodStar 021820
Strength 1: Box Squat 5×5 (75-80%) Strength 2: Split stance Barbell Romanian Deadlift 3×8-10 each leg EMOM: Every 2min x4 Power Snatch + Overhead Squat x2 Every 2 min x4 Power Snatch + Overhead squat x1 WOD: For Time 10 [...]
Power Everything 022020
WARM UP: 4 Rounds: 20 Frankensteins 20 Single Leg RDL 20 Heel to Hip 20 High knee Skips 10 Meter Side Shuffle 10 Meter Side lunge Static Stretching: 3 Rounds: 30 Sec each: Pigeon Pose (Right/ Left Leg) Couch Stretch (Right/ [...]
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