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Rob Pilger on How to Build a Better Boxer
Rob has been involved with boxing since 1990, and the strength and conditioning industry since 2001. He has interned with and studied under some of the biggest pioneers of the industry, including Paul Chek, Charles Poliquin, Louie Simmons, Mike Boyle, and Tom Purvis. He’s also spent time observing legendary boxing coaches working such as Freddie Roach. […]
Continue ReadingRob Oshinskie on Single-Leg Training, Deceleration and Sports Performance
Rob Oshinskie is the owner of Victory Sport and Fitness in State College, Pennsylvania. I was originally put on to Rob’s work via our mutual friend and awesome human being Lee Taft, so when Lee gave me the seal of approval I knew I had to get Rob on. In this show, Rob and I […]
Continue ReadingHow I Chose the 2017 Physical Prep Summit Speakers
Want to know one of the most stressful times of my year, every year? You might think it’s when I’m busy coaching and in the trenches with my athletes. Nope. You might think it’s when I’m traveling across the US (and sometimes internationally) to do speaking engagements. Stressful – but not that stressful. Or you might […]
Continue ReadingDarren Burgess on High Performance and Life in the AFL
Darren Burgess is the Head of High Performance at Port Adelaide of the AFL. This is actually his second stint with the club, and prior to this tenure he also spent time with Australian National Soccer team, as well as Liverpool FC of the English Premiere League. In this show, Darren and I discuss Aussie […]
Continue ReadingUsing the Micro to Build the Macro
It’s been an awesome week at RTS and IFAST. Lots of training going on, working on a handful of new projects, and making some serious headway on my goals – so needless to say, I’m pretty darn pumped! It took a bit longer than expected, but I also wanted to wrap the week with a […]
Continue ReadingJeremy Frisch on Young Athlete Development
Jeremy Frisch is the owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Mass. Prior to that, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Holy Cross athletic department. In this show, Jeremy and I discuss his philosophy on training young athletes, how to work with sports clubs to improve athletic development, and […]
Continue ReadingThe 4×15 Athletic Workout for Busy People
Fact #1: We are all busy today. Fact #2: Fact #1 is probably not going to change. Fact #3: Even if we accept Fact #1 and Fact #2, we still need to find ways to get great training sessions in. For many years, I struggled with the concept of the “perfect” workout. If I didn’t have […]
Continue ReadingDan Noble on Motivation and the Art of Coaching
Dan Noble is in his 10th year as the strength and conditioning coach and director of Physical Education at The Hill Academy. He is also the owner of Noble Sports and Performance. In this show, Dan and I talk about how he got his early motivation via Hulk Hogan, his thoughts on the art of […]
Continue Reading6 Tips for Writing Better Conditioning Programs
The year is 2012. One of my favorite athletes of all time, Kathryn Voelker, had just gotten a soccer scholarship to play at Purdue in the fall. Life was grand – except it wasn’t. KDawg had struggled with conditioning her entire career. Here was a girl that had some pace and explosiveness, and could do […]
Continue ReadingThe MR Radio Show
This show is all about improvisation. Unfortunately one of my interviewees had a scheduling conflict, so it forced me to try something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now: The MR Radio Show (I couldn’t really call it an hour, because it’s only 40 minutes). But in this show, I discuss a bunch […]
Continue Reading4 Steps to Deeper Learning
A while back, I was really frustrated with my retention when learning new materials. It wasn’t like I was totally failing to retain information, it was more that I wasn’t retaining at the level I’d like. The obvious example was speed and agility work, something that I’ve been working diligently on for the past couple […]
Continue ReadingJohn Welbourn on Football Development and Playing in the NFL
John Welbourn was a 10-year NFL veteran, with a professional career that spanned stops with the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and New England Patriots. Since retiring, he’s become the founder of Power Athlete HQ. In this very wide ranging show, John and I discuss the concept of the shovel and the spoon, how a […]
Continue Reading3 Things I Expect from Every Athlete
A few weeks back, I posted the following graphic on Instagram: What would you add? #fitness #coaching #fitfam #soccer #basketball #football #baseball A post shared by Mike Robertson (@robtrainsystems) on Mar 25, 2017 at 6:46am PDT And needless to say, it got A LOT of attention. So I figured now would be a good time […]
Continue Reading4 MORE Reaching Core Exercises
Last week, I offered up what I considered to be My Top 3 Reaching Core Training Exercises. If you missed that one, definitely go back and check it out first. However, as I alluded to last time, those exercises are fantastic – but can seem a bit boring and basic. Once you’ve learned to master holding […]
Continue ReadingDeveloping the Youth Basketball Player with Rod Root
Rod Root is a performance coach, basketball fanatic, owner of Teamwork Bloomington (a sports performance and fitness facility in Bloomington, Indiana), and a mentor/teacher to young athletes. Rod is a very serious rec league/pickup basketball player at the local YMCA and by his own accounts he’s probably logged more 1-on-1 games (and losses) than any […]
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