Three Hand Care Tips from Cirque du Soleil Performer Laura-Ann Chong
Being a Cirque du Soleil performer means Laura-Ann Chong's schedule includes 10 performances, and two or three training sessions, each week. A day rarely...
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Training tips, skin science, and athlete stories.
RIPT: On the hands, the feet, the inner thigh and the ass
For three months, I walked around looking like a clown. I had an unfortunately aggressive case of apparent chronic chapped lips. If you’ve ever...
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Do You Suffer From Ring Rash?
The dreaded ring rash. A bane to athletes from CrossFitters to Gymnasts. If you have ever done a muscle-up or ring dip for even low reps,...
Read More →RIPT: Hand-in-Hand with sport - Olympic Weightlifting
Take Care of Your Thumbs! That's the advice Rachel Siemens had to offer when we asked her how a CrossFit athlete turned Olympic weightlifter (who...
Read More →RIPT: Hand-in-hand with sport - Kettlebell Athletes
Ben Poss still remembers the horrors of his hands when he completed his Russian KB certification RKC (Russian Kettebell Challenge). It was a three-day course,...
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