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RTS Coaching: How to Landmine Press

on March 2, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

The landmine press is one of my favorite exercise variations of all time. First and foremost, if you have clients that struggle to go overhead, this is a great way to “bridge the gap” between horizontal and vertical pressing. Furthermore, you can take this standard movement and either build it up or break it down. […]

5 Goals of Pre-Season Training

on March 1, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Pre-season is here for the soccer bros. And whenever we have one of these big shifts in mindset, it often leads to some good insights from myself as a coach. Quite simply, what are our goals for this period of time? Are we doing everything in our power to serve our athletes? And perhaps most […]

Physical Preparation with Ty Terrell

on February 26, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Ty Terrell is a guy I’ve known for years. We first met years ago when we attended one of our IFAST seminars with Lee Taft, and he stuck around long enough Bill and I ended up giving him a job at IFAST. But in all seriousness, Ty is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever […]

RTS Coaching: How Wide on Split-Squats?

on February 25, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

One of the most common questions I get asked is: How far apart should my feet be on a split-squat? For many years, I always had my athletes start in a 90-90 set-up. But over the years, I’ve changed this position ever so slightly, which this video will describe. After watching the video here are […]

The Ultimate Guide to the NFL Combine

on February 23, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Note from MR: This was originally posted in February, 2014. This week, some of the baddest mofos on planet Earth will descend upon Indianapolis for one reason: To show just how bad ass they are! The NFL combine has become not only an awesome event for pro teams and scouts to evaluate potential talent and […]

Physical Preparation with Ben Peterson

on February 19, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

The world of sports science is growing right before our very eyes. And if you’re anything like me, it’s easy to get overwhelmed as a coach and think you need to know everything about coaching and sports science as well! Luckily, there are guys like Ben Peterson out there to talk us off the ledge, […]

RTS Coaching: Tempo/Oxidative Lifting

on February 17, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

When you’re coming up in the industry, it’s really easy to think you know everything about everything. Case and point: We all know that if you want to be super awesome at lifting, sports and life, you only need fast-twitch muscle fibers, right? And in some regards, that makes sense. After all, fast-twitch fibers are […]

Prepping for the Pre-Season

on February 15, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

When it comes to writing and critiquing programs, I’m not sure anyone is harder on themselves than I am. I’d like to think that over the years I’ve had quite a bit of success with athletes at all levels, but that doesn’t mean I’m not always tweaking and refining things to get to the next […]

Physical Preparation with Ken Clark

on February 12, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Over the last year we’ve had some world-class speed coaches on the show, but Ken Clark brings a unique background to the table. Not only has he coached elite level sprinters, but he’s working in the research world as well to help us better understand speed development. In this show, Ken and I talk about […]

RTS Coaching: High Intensity Continuous Training (HICT)

on February 10, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

In recent years, there’s been a ton of talk about energy systems development, and the best ways to prepare our athletes for their sport. One method that has garnered quite a bit of attention is high intensity continuous training (HICT). This method is somewhat unique, in the fact that you will perform HICT for […]

Physical Preparation with Eric Cressey

on February 8, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Eric Cressey and I have been good friends for years. Whether it was writing articles for T-Nation or giving presentations, it’s been awesome to watch him grow and evolve over the years. In this show, Eric and I talk about how he got into the world of physical preparation, how he built an incredibly successful […]

Physical Preparation with Chad Kolarcik

on January 29, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

A few years back at one of the Seattle Sounders seminars, I was listening to Chad Kolarcik talk about his strength training program with the team. And the more he detailed his program, the more I realized that he and I think very similarly with regards to athletic development. In this episode we’re going to […]

RTS Coaching: Hips Up on RDL’s

on January 27, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Like I mentioned last week, the RDL can be a very difficult lift to coach. Another common mistake I see is when athletes want to bend the knees excessively, or almost try and “squat” the weight down. Not only does it make for a terribly inefficient lift, but you fail to load the hips and […]

31 Random Thoughts on Speed and Agility Training

on January 25, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Speed and agility training has been a focus of mine for several years now. Around 2010 I came to the realization that if I wanted to become a more complete coach, a true physical preparation coach, that I had to get better at programming conditioning and coaching speed and agility work. Since then, I’ve made […]

Physical Preparation with Lee Taft

on January 22, 2016 | by Mike Robertson

Lee Taft is a guy that has been absolutely integral in my development as a physical preparation coach. While I’ve always been comfortable around the weights, a topic like speed and agility requires someone to mentor you, and in many ways, Lee has been that mentor for me. In this episode, we’re going to discuss […]