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Dec 2018
54m 36s

#480: Kyle Ruth

InnerFight
About this episode
Kyle Ruth is the head coach of The Training Think Tank, multiple time regionals competitor, former elite swimmer and coach of several games athletes. In this show we talk: -Periodization models -Why traditional sport training models don’t work in CF -Building long term athletic success -Building your “team”  
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