Risling Podium Performance

90 days until I move the business to 141 Laurier Avenue West in the heart of downtown Ottawa. Now that the LEASED signage up, I DID THAT.

Over the past several months I’ve seen a massive spike in coaches hyping isometrics—whether standard, overcoming, or yielding—as the next breakthrough.

They’re not.

Some have even gone as far as claiming they’re a magic bullet for improving speed and jump performance.

The reality is that if your goal is to sprint faster or jump higher, rate of force development is one of the most important qualities you need to improve. Spending a disproportionate amount of time on isometrics while neglecting explosive movement is, in my opinion, a poor trade-off.

A great conversation I had last week with 4×100m Olympic champion JEROME W BLAKE spurred this. And by the way… go give him a follow.

Canadian national track and field championships are in Ottawa this week. To help our national team athletes put the final touches on their preparations I am opening the doors for them. Reach out directly to me or national team head coach Glenroy Gilbert Athletics Canada

“You want to know the secret to getting stronger? Put some fu***ng weight on the bar.”

One of Charles Poliquin’s most memorable lines and the story behind it is even funnier (IYKYK)

Simple. Direct. Effective.

Sometimes the answer is adding weight to the bar and doing the work.

Pleased to announce that my business Risling Podium Performance will be moving to a new home downtown Ottawa this fall. A more “official” post will come. This follows lots of back and forth negotiations with Jennings Real Estate Corporation who were excellent to deal with from start to now.