Episode 08: Training Smarter, Not Harder: Action Sports, Ice Baths & Rugby with Ryan Gallop
Ryan Gallop, director of performance at NACOA in San Diego, on training surfers, skaters and BMX riders who never have an off-season, conditioning for rugby by sprint repeatability rather than mileage, and what he brought back from Laird Hamilton's XPT breathing and ice bath work.
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Episode 08: Training Smarter, Not Harder: Action Sports, Ice Baths & Rugby with Ryan Gallop
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