Strength Training Progressions for the Circus World: Workout Programming for Maximal Strength Gains w/Julia Ruth
This workshop is not a workout in itself, but rather it is designed to give you the tools to properly build and structure your strength training to better achieve your strength and fitness goals. The workshop will begin with mobility exercises to target common joint pain and lead into a discussion on how bodyweight training and functional fitness are more effective than other training methods for most strength-related goals. Students will learn about progressions and regressions for a variety of exercises targeting both upper and lower body muscles groups, and test out exercise variations that emphasize stabilizer muscles for a more functional body. All levels are welcome.
Julia Ruth is a circus performer passionate about strength and individuality. Her first opportunity in performance came in 2010 when she joined an exhibitional gymnastics troupe, performing routines on various male apparatuses and basing for an adagio duo. This experience gave her a strong foundation in gymnastics strength progressions, and she went on to become a personal trainer and strength coach specializing in body weight training. Beyond applying strength to circus disciplines, Julia is interested in unique movement and expression to help tell a story. Her training and coaching on her main discipline, Cyr Wheel, draws on improvisation exercises to explore personal vocabulary and movement.
Julia Ruth is a circus performer passionate about strength and individuality. Her first opportunity in performance came in 2010 when she joined an exhibitional gymnastics troupe, performing routines on various male apparatuses and basing for an adagio duo. This experience gave her a strong foundation in gymnastics strength progressions, and she went on to become a personal trainer and strength coach specializing in body weight training. Beyond applying strength to circus disciplines, Julia is interested in unique movement and expression to help tell a story. Her training and coaching on her main discipline, Cyr Wheel, draws on improvisation exercises to explore personal vocabulary and movement.