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
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Warm-up: 2-3 Sets 5/5 Star Lunge 10 Over Under Arm Swings 10/10 High Kicks 1:00 Double undersor single under Coaches notes: On your high knees and butt kicks focus on keeping your eyes straight ahead keeping your torso vertical [...]
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Skill: A: 1 x 60 sec kick to handstand against wall Coaches notes: On your handstand kick up first get set in a deep gymnastics lunge with your front leg bent and your back leg [...]
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Warm-up: 400 Meter run or row 10/10 Side lunges 20 PVC overhead squats x 2 Coaches notes: On your side lunges get set with your feet in a wide stance with an upright torso. Keep your whole foot [...]
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Skill/ Warm up: A: 3 set 10m Burpee broad jump 10m Straight leg bear walk 5/5m One leg jump 10m Crab walk *Rest as needed between sets Coaches notes: On your burpee broad jumps focus [...]
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REST DAY! Here is your Recover Mobility
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Skill: A: Accumulate 3min in any handstand hold variation (Freestanding, against the wall, inverted hollow, pike off the box, etc.) Coaches notes: On the handstand hold focus on keeping your arms at full extension creating [...]
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