The Blueprint, Preseason Training & Lessons from the Weight Room Cardio Series

In this “Cardio Series” edition of the Decoding Excellence Show , I’m bringing you along on a 75-minute ruck walk to share a critical update: introducing The Blueprint —our forever FREE community on Instagram and AdamRingler.com. Inside The Blueprint , I’ll be sharing strength & conditioning tactics, performance insights, sport science strategies, and behind-the-scenes access to health optimization and coaching at the highest levels. During this long walk & talk , I also dive into some big topics shaping our field right now: Designing Preseason Training for Women’s Basketball (Beyond Conditioning) How to build durability, movement quality, and power while managing practice loads and athlete readiness. The Hidden Role of Microdosing Strength Work During the Season Why 15–20 minutes of targeted lifts can maintain performance without overwhelming athletes. Using Data Without Drowning in It Simplifying athlete monitoring by focusing only on metrics that drive actual decisions. Balancing Team Standards with Individualization Creating a team-wide training baseline that still allows for athlete-specific programming. Business Lessons from the Weight Room How coaching teaches leadership, systems, and culture-building skills that apply far beyond sport. This is a raw, unedited conversation straight from my walk to your headphones—packed with insights for coaches, sport scientists, and anyone passionate about high performance. 🎯 Additionally, I share details about the Former Athlete Society —my private community built exclusively for former college athletes who want to level up their fitness, training, and recovery. Inside, you'll get: ✅ A community discussion board to connect & share wins ✅ A full classroom with education modules on training & performance ✅ A leaderboard to reward engagement & consistency ✅ A calendar for live coaching calls & Q&A sessions 🔥 Join the Former Athlete Society here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📬 If you haven't already, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRingler.com/Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up for my weekly newsletter. It’s a weekly drop for the curious—packed with the best articles I’ve read, the things I’m exploring, and ideas I’m chewing on. Think of it as your curated dose of performance, mindset, and experimentation. 💬 Let’s connect! If anything in this episode resonated with you, reach out and engage with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRingler⁠⁠⁠⁠ on social. 🔒 Learn More About Memberships Lastly, what you just listened to was only a fraction of what I share with The Blueprint and The Masterplan tiers. If you want the FULL conversation, it's is waiting at my website. If you’re not inside, you’re already behind the ones who are. ⁠Check out the Membership Tiers Here⁠ 🎧 Thanks again for listening to the Decoding Excellence Show ! If you’ve taken anything away from today’s episode, please take a minute to leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review on iTunes or wherever you tune in. It helps more than you know and supports this growing Sport Science and High-Performance Coaching resource.

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The Blueprint, Preseason Training & Lessons from the Weight Room Cardio Series is an episode from Decoding Excellence by Adam Ringler.

This episode is 01:10:43 long.

This episode was published on Sep 5, 2025.

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