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Yes, this is an “old” post (but still, incredibly valuable). And while I’m sure some of the exact details of my argument have changed, the big picture philosophy has not. Yes, I’m putting it up again because I know people have not seen it. In fact, I actually posted this all in the way back […]

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Re-Building a Deadlift

Q: Mike you had mentioned at a seminar a few weeks ago that I could improve my deadlift if I fixed up my core and pelvic alignment issues. Here is a side view of my posture, along with some video clips of my deadlift. If you were training me, what would you do to fix […]

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Q&A: 90-90 Split-Squats

Mike – I noticed in your Single-Leg Solution that Lance isn’t always setting up in the 90-90 split-squat position you have discussed before. Why is that? Thanks! This is a great question, and in all honesty, I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about it for months now, so here goes!

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Q&A: Single-Leg Solution

Hi Mike! You did an AWESOME job with your article on Elite Fitness. I read most of the articles on that site, and I feel like the issues you addressed are going to be of great value to powerlifter-types who many not normally be hip to soft tissue work or shoulder stability exercises. I have […]

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Blocked 90-90 Split-Squats

Sorry I’ve been out of the loop for the past week. At midnight last Wednesday night, my wife went into labor and later than evening we celebrated the birth of our baby girl, Kendall Ann Robertson! Needless to say it’s been a crazy couple of days, but hopefully we’ll get back in the swing of […]

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Are we Missing the Mark on Single-Leg Training?

Humor me for a minute while I bounce an idea off you. What if we’re doing single-leg training completely wrong? What if we’re totally missing the mark, and therefore, not getting the most out of our training? Over the past couple of years, the landscape of strength and conditioning/performance enhancement training has totally changed.  While […]

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The 90-90 Split-Squat

Half-kneeling and split-stance exercises are beneficial for numerous athletes and trainees.  Whether your goal is to soothe knee and lower back pain, or to improve your performance on big lifts like squats and deadlifts, half-kneeling and split-stance exercises can be a fantastic addition to your program.

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Value and Other Random Thoughts

It’s been a little while since you had some content from good ‘ole me, so here’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. When I released my Single-Leg Solution training package a few weeks ago, I got a fantastic response.  Needless to say, I was very pleased with how the product sold, as well […]

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The Single-Leg Tweetchat

Today, we’re going to try something a little out of the ordinary. I know a lot of you have questions about single-leg training, as well as the product itself. To help answer those questions, I’m going to do a 1-hour Tweetchat this afternoon to try and help you better understand single-leg training, as well as […]

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Should I only use single-leg lifts?

You know, I could manipulate the hell out of this product. I’m pretty sure I could lie, steal and cheat my way to a ridiculous pay day. I could tell you that all you need is single-leg training, providing you with a handful of references (and excluding others) that might even convince you that is […]

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The Single-Leg Solution for Athletes

One of the primary groups I created the Single-Leg Solution for was athletes. Strangely enough, single-leg training can benefit a wide variety of athletes in a whole host of different ways. For endurance athletes, improving stabilizer recruitment and strength could go a long way to rehabilitating injuries, as well as preventing future injuries from cropping […]

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Progressions and Coaching for the YouTube Generation

When I interviewed Joe Kenn for my podcast a couple of weeks ago, we had a great discussion about developing information products such as DVD’s. He had been told that due to YouTube and other video sites, that DVD’s were no longer a viable option.  After all, why would you create a product when you […]

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Single-Leg Solution on Sale FRIDAY

So you’ll have to excuse me, but I’m a little excited today. The manual and graphics are all edited and ready to go. The DVD has been tweaked and edited within an inch of its life. And today, I uploaded the example video clips, along with the website itself. The sale starts Friday. And throughout […]

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Fitness Info Products and Internet Marketing

This industry frustrates me some times. Today, I’m going to talk about a very polarizing topic – fitness info products, and the marketing of fitness info products. You see, over the past 2-3 months, I’ve watched numerous “launches” of fitness info products come and go. Far too often, it’s the same thing: –  Create an […]

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January 26th, 2010

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.04 5 Things I Leaned While Working on My Latest Project This past weekend, I shot material for a new DVD on single-leg training.  The final product is going to include a DVD and manual which details just about everything I’ve learned about single-leg training up to this point in my […]

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