The Random Tuesday Post...

This entry was posted on December 30, 2008 by Mike Robertson. It was tagged with Random.

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I had big plans for today, but unfortunately, those fell by the wayside when I got my new Mac laptop in today! I'm too busy mucking around with this thing to get any real work done!

With that being said, here are some random thoughts and musings for the day. Enjoy!

- I had a new article go up at T-Nation today - it's called Facts and Fallacies of Corrective Exercise. I do my best in this article to explain the intricacies of corrective exercise, as well as shed some light on what it really entails.

- You should be seeing a slew of new articles from me in the very near future. I got a ton of great ideas thanks to the ladies at FigureAthlete.com, so hopefully I'll be wrapping those up and getting them submitted ASAP.

- We're still accepting registrations for the I-FAST kettlebell seminar with Brett Jones on Saturday, January 24th. If you're interested, drop us a line at indyfast@gmail.com for more details.

- It's recently come to my attention that some of the links to my PDF documents aren't working, and I'm going to resolve that in the next couple of days. I have a call with my web guru on Friday, so hopefully we'll have things fixed up by then. Stay tuned.

- What articles would YOU, my readers, like to see from me in the near future? I've always told my editors (TC, Olesya, Big Dave, etc.) that it's easier to write "on assignment" than to come up with my own creative content.

So here's your chance - what would YOU like to see with me? Let me know in the comment section.

Stay strong

Comments For This Entry

Posted by Ryan at 02:04PM on December 30, 2008

Perhaps an article on increasing the Olympic back squat. What exercises, variations, sets, reps, etc. Most sites give ways to improve the more hip dominant Powerlifting style squat. As an athlete, I have found the Olympic squat to carryover much better to VJ and explosiveness (atleast in my case). Anyway, hope this helps out.

Posted by Tim Dallinger at 02:08PM on December 30, 2008

Topic proposal:
ART and other deep tissue manipulation protocols are often used to treat a multitude of problems. When should one consider consulting a professional instead of self myofacial release? Also, I assume the field of chiropractors/ART practioners echoes nearly all other professions in that there are both good and bad individuals practicing. Are there any ways to find a good provider besides word of mouth?

Posted by Chris at 05:24PM on December 30, 2008

I would like to see an article about the non-weightlifting component of staying healthy. This could be things like medicine ball training, sprinting, or plyos. I do not see any articles on t-nation that discuss these aspects of training, You could talk about how to incorporate them in your training and who would see the most benefit from this type of training.

Just a thought,

Chris

Posted by Chris 2 at 05:51PM on December 30, 2008

I second Chris's statement, only I would like to put emphasis on incorporating plyos/ medicine ball work INTO a weight-lifting program, specifically for improving athletic performance. Is front-loaded, embedded, or finishing plyometric work best?

Posted by Mike Robertson at 07:16PM on December 30, 2008

Guys -

Great feedback! While some of the ideas may not make great articles, I can definitely turn them into solid blog posts.

As far as the plyos/explosive stuff goes, it's hard to get material like that published at T-Nation. As much as I'd love for it to be an athletic training site, it still caters to bodybuilders so the possibility of an article like that getting ran is slim. I'll still pull something together for the blog, though.

Keep the great feedback coming. Thanks everyone!

MR

Posted by Jason at 10:18PM on December 30, 2008

hey mike,
how about a back savers? or maybe one on how you write your own programs? some of your most interesting corrective exercise client cases and how you figured out was wrong with them and how you tried to go about fixing it?

Posted by Lance Goyke at 11:32PM on December 30, 2008

It sounds boring, but what about the physics you find in weight training? Such as levers, how genetics affects everybody differently, why Bill told me to flip the weights so that they're backwards on the bar...

Posted by Mike Robertson at 05:04AM on December 31, 2008

Jason -

Check out "Fix That Weak Link" in the article archives. Lots of info on backs there. I have some other stuff coming out in the near future that relates to your other topics.

Lance -

Check out "Overcoming Lousy Leverages" Part I and II. Lots of geeky biomechanics stuff in there from EC and I.

MR

Posted by Craig at 02:42PM on December 31, 2008

Mike, how about-

Learning resources- your favorite books, websites, DVDs etc.

Maybe priority/goal ideas for non-competitive weightlifters?

Correcting imbalance post-recovery of long-term injury?

Top ten reasons I-FAST clients could kick CP's clients butts?

Happy New Year!

Posted by Jordan at 03:16PM on December 31, 2008

Prehab exercises especially for the knees.

HAppy New Year

Posted by Paul Connolly at 11:18AM on January 01, 2009

Hi Mike-

Which model laptop did you get? I've been told Macs are better for multimedia stuff. True?

Shoot me an email if you'd prefer (paulconnolly123@gmail.com).

Happy New Year!
-PC

Posted by Bob Parr at 10:54AM on January 02, 2009

Hi Mike -

Article suggestion: how about something about how you would incorporate HIIT-type metabolic work for body comp purposes into a training week?

To Lance Goyke: "why Bill told me to flip the weights so that they're backwards on the bar" ??? PLEASE ELABORATE. Sure, most of the larger plates at my gym are smooth on one side, recessed and stamped on the other. Never thought this made any difference, unless I was doing plate pinches for grip training. I'm dying to know what Bill said.

Posted by Mike Robertson at 11:41AM on January 02, 2009

Guys -

All great feedback - looks like I better get to work!

Lance -

You'll have to show me what you're talking about as I have no clue!

MR

Posted by Mike Robertson at 11:45AM on January 02, 2009

Paul -

I got a standard MacBook. Had to splurge and get Office with it, though ;)

MR

Posted by Lance Goyke at 11:53PM on January 02, 2009

Hahaha, the plate flipping was explained by suggesting it was easier to curl 95 pounds with Olympic plates than it was with standard plates.

Posted by Lance Goyke at 10:37PM on January 03, 2009

After reading the lousy leverages article, I would like to suggest another lift dissection kind of thing. However, I'm only curious about what muscles you should be using the most in each lift (with each lift broken into... thirds?)