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February 26th, 2010

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.06 Shoulder Solutions, Part I In Part I of our Shoulder Solutions newsletter, we’re going to discuss some of my general thoughts on training clients with dodgy or beat-up shoulders. It may be helpful to re-visit my previous newsletter on Low Back Pain as well as many of the same principles […]

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Building Olympic Caliber Legs

If you want to see some amazing hip and thigh development, you need not look any further than the athletes participating in this years c Winter Olympic games. Whether it’s speed skating, ice hockey, or even bobsled, these guys and gals have the hip and thigh development that would make a lot of your average […]

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What strength training methods work FOR YOU?

At the IYCA Summit this past weekend, Jason Ferrugia and I were talking shop about what off-season protocols we use with our clients to get them as strong as possible.  This topic immediately turned into the following realization:  It’s funny how polarized we can become within the strength-training community. Some guys swear by linear periodization. […]

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A Better Way to Stretch

I get a lot of interest in eccentric quasi-isometrics (EQI’s) from both my online clients and people who read my blog, so I figured I’d write something up to help explain what they are and how I use them. EQI’s are an active stretch – without getting into the nitty-gritty science behind them, our goal […]

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Bootylicious

I got an e-mail the other day that started like this… “I have a big butt, so I know I don’t have any glute issues…” WRONG. How do you know? Have you been tested by a knowledable trainer, PT, ortho, chiro, etc.? Just because you have “big” glutes DOES NOT mean that they are working […]

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Reverse Hypers versus Glute Hams

Hi Mike, Certainly enjoy your article content and very much the Podcasts. I am a new gym owner and have considered purchasing either (but not both) a GHR or a Reverse Hyper from Elite FTS.  I am convinced that the posterior chain must be developed in all athletes for many reasons of injury prevention and […]

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The Law of Repeated Exposures

This past week, I had a ton of workouts to write.  Not only were IFAST members ready for new programs, but I also got the first batch written for my Haiti online training clients. As I was writing them, I got to thinking about how my programming has changed over the years.  Coming from a […]

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The Corrective Strawman

It’s easy for someone with little to no experience working with real people to say that “corrective” exercise doesn’t work. It’s also easy to do this if you’ve never seen it in action, or if you’ve seen it executed by the wrong practitioner. Naysayers will tell you that corrective exercise is nothing more than some […]

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Q&A: Glute Hams vs. Leg Curls

Mike, Thanks for sharing this story – very insightful. \”You know the feeling – the first time you do a glute-ham is like none-other, and you quickly realize that the leg curl machine is pretty much useless.\” But at risk of incurring your wrath (since you’ve likely been asked this a thousand times before), do […]

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Do Not Miss the Message

I was doing my Podcast interview with Dan John yesterday, and we talked about one of his famous lines: “If it’s important, do it everyday.” While I’ve heard him say it (or write it) numerous times before, this was one of those light-bulb moments. Ponder this…. Dan is a firm believer that you should be […]

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Weak Torso Society

One of the consistent themes I see at IFAST when working with new clients is torso/core weakness. (Really from this point forward, I’m going to use the term “trunk” versus “core.”  It’s much more all-encompassing, and doesn’t have the negative connotations associated with the words “core training.”) It’s pretty sad when you’re getting young, healthy […]

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Q&A: Stretching Modalities

Do you still feel static stretching is the best type of stretching over passive, dynamic, AIS, etc? The question of stretching methods comes up often; so I figured this was something that would be well received within a blog post. I think one of the issues that we see is that people get too focused […]

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January 7th, 2010

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.02 The Development of a Philosophy, Part III – Integration In part three of our newsletter series, we’re going to discuss why it’s imperative to integrate movement patterns. In case you missed part one or part two, please follow the hyperlinks below: Newsletter One: The Assessment Newsletter Two: The role of […]

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January 1st, 2010

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.01 The Most Important Newsletter You’ll Get All Year? “The goal is to keep the goal, the goal.” Dan John, A Philospohy of Strength Training DVD Prophetic words from Dan John, but then again, would you expect anything less? I’m not kidding around when I say this could be the most […]

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Another RTS Success Story

In lieu of the New Year coming up, I thought I’d share a success story from one of my online training clients. I met Ben at my Australian Seminar in Melbourne back in 2008, and I was impressed with his knowledge and insightful questions.  He seemed like a very sharp guy who was interested in […]

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