Speaking Calendar
I've been getting a lot of questions lately regarding upcoming seminars and
speaking engagements, so evidently I haven't been doing the best job of
keeping everyone up to speed. :)
Here's my tentative speaking
schedule for the rest of 2010. If you'd like to book me for a
seminar, please shoot us an e-mail ASAP at info@robertsontrainingsystems.com
April 17th - High School Athletes and
Strength Coach Seminar
Fort Wayne,
Indiana
I'm not sure of the exact scope/set-up of this
seminar just yet, but I know it's geared towards high school athletes and
strength coaches. I'll be doing a hands-on presentation regarding
single-leg work, and how it can benefit the young/developing athlete.
June 18th - 20th - Bootcamp
Bootcamp
Louisville, Kentucky
Bootcamps are all the rage - but are yours ideal for ALL of your
clients?
At this...
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Big Joe Williams
This past weekend, I was reminded what it's like to have a great training
partner.
I met "Big" Joe Williams back in 2000 as we had both
joined the Ball State Powerlifting team that year. I was a weak guy
trying to get stronger; he was a converted bodybuilder that was looking for
something new to try.
We started training together after our
first powerlifting meet, the Blacksmith Open. It was over Christmas
break, and I clearly remember some ridiculous training sessions. We
would train sometimes 2.5-3 hours (hey, nobody ever said it was always the
smartest training!), and barely say anything at all outside of coaching
cues and words of encouragement.
I would come home, and my then
girlfriend (now wife) would ask, "How's Joe doing? What's he been up
to lately?"
The crazy thing was, we would spent 2-3 hours
together 3-4 days a...
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Young coach
This past weekend at the Cosgrove Businses Seminar, I got a chance to meet
some great young coaches.
Monday evening, I spent some time
with a guy who has been around and has coached for years in Chip Morton.
Between the two, it's gotten me thinking about the progression
that every coach must go through if they want to be great. Here are
some of the basic steps you should work on early in your career if you want
to improve your craft.
1 - Use your eyes, shut your mouth
One of
the biggest issues I have with new coaches is their tendency to talk too
much.
Do we need to build rapport with our
clients/athletes? Absolutely.
However, this doesn't mean
talking incessantly throughout the course of the workout.
Instead, shut your mouth and watch what they're doing. I've
discussed...
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The winner of our "Rock the Vote" blog post, we're going to discuss the
best ways to integrate Olympic lifts into your training program. What
I'm actually going to do is spread this out over numerous blog posts, as
it's a pretty expansive topic.
DISCLAIMER: I'm
not a world-class Olympic lifting coach. I've spent a lot of hours
coaching lifters and working to improve their performance, but this isn't
meant to become the be-all, end-all O-lift resource. Rather, this is
geared towards the average guy or gal who wants to start utilizing the
lifts in their program.
The first set of posts
is going to cover developing the flexibility/mobility necessary to do some
of the basics correctly: Hold the bar in the front squat position,
improve t-spine and hip mobility in the squat, etc.
Please
don't try the lifts without first developing a certain degree of
mobility/flexibility ...
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