“Stability maximizes activation.” This was a quote from Bret Contreras following an article he had posted on T-Muscle last week. While I didn’t agree with the article entirely, this quote really stood out. There’s a delicate balance between the strength in the prime movers of a joint, and the strength of the underlying stabilizing muscles. […]
Continue ReadingRobertson Training Systems Newsletter 5.16 How Healthy is Running? A few days ago, I reviewed a NY Times article which espoused the benefits of running on joint health. If you’d like to see my entire write-up, I’ve provided the blog link below: Running Blog The biggest issue I had was when the author stated that […]
Continue ReadingToday, I’m going to review Kevin Neeld’s Off-Ice Performance Training Course. While hockey definitely isn’t my forte, I figured I’d throw this out there since I’m not sure there’s a ton of hockey-specific products on the market, and several of my readers may be interested in it. If nothing else, I can comment on what […]
Continue ReadingWhile I don’t like to brag about our clientele all that often, I wanted to give a shout-out to Alex Sprague, a US Olympic bobsled hopeful. I’ve been working with Alex for a little over a year now, and he’s doing quite well for himself on the international circuit. Here’s a brief article on Alex […]
Continue ReadingOriginally posted at www.t-nation.com How to Build a Freaky Athlete Since I started writing for T-Nation, I’ve received literally thousands of e-mails asking me to describe how I set up strength training programs for my athletes. I’m not a big fan of setting up cookie-cutter routines; I like to give people options so they can […]
Continue ReadingAs I’m sure many of you have noticed, San Francisco 49’ers strength coach Duane Carlisle recently released a new product titled “Total Football Training.” I actually wrote a preliminary blog about it last Friday, which I’ll link to below: Total Football Training – An Early Review As promised, I took the time to review the […]
Continue ReadingAs I’m sure many of you have noticed, San Francisco 49’ers strength coach Duane Carlisle recently released a new product titled “Total Football Training.” I actually wrote a preliminary blog about it last Friday, which I’ll link to below: Total Football Training – An Early Review As promised, I took the time to review the […]
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