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20 Ways to Decrease Stress and Anxiety
If you’ve followed my blog, writing or speaking for any extended period of time, you’ve probably seen a fundamental shift in my focus. And it’s not so much even whether I’m talking corrective exercise vs. performance training. This goes a lot deeper than that. When I first got into the industry, my sole goal in […]
Continue ReadingArching versus Bracing
What is a superior cue to the strength coach or trainer? “Arch” or “Brace”? After discussing this via e-mail with my good friend Wil Fleming last week, I felt it was finally time to sit down and put this blog together. A cue that we’ve all used in the past when teaching someone how to […]
Continue ReadingDeadlifts vs. Clean Pulls
How Picking Stuff Up Can Be Totally Different (Note from MR: This is a guest post from my good friend Wil Fleming. Wil is a very sharp guy and knows his stuff when it comes to O-lifting and power development, and I think you’re really going to enjoy this post!) For a long time in […]
Continue ReadingShould You Use Manual Muscle Testing?
Manual muscle testing (MMT) can be a valuable tool in your assessment arsenal. Now I know what the naysayers are going to say: It’s not reliable enough. It’s hard to use between testers. And trust me, I agree with those sentiments. Like virtually any test in isolation, manual muscle testing is not perfect. But as […]
Continue ReadingFilling in Your Knowledge Gaps
We all have knowledge gaps. Those little areas of our knowledge base that just aren’t quite up to snuff. Or perhaps, just not up to our standard. I like to think of it as a wheel, and your specific areas of knowledge are like the spokes that prop that wheel up. If you’re balanced and […]
Continue ReadingAssessing Posture in Single-Leg Stance
Every coach worth his salt probably realizes that you’re always assessing your clients. Sure, there’s the initial screen or assessment where you try to determine what they do well, what limitations they have, etc., But at the end of the day, you really should be assessing your clients every second of every session with them. […]
Continue ReadingDiagnosis Fitness – Who, What, When, Where and Why
Since Bill and I announced our most recent dates for the Diagnosis Fitness seminar, my inbox has been flooded with people asking questions about it. As such, I figured the best way to handle this was a blog post. That way, instead of crafting an individual response to each and every person who writes, I […]
Continue ReadingObliterating Your Weak Links
Today’s guest blog comes from Lee Boyce. Lee is a guy I have a lot of respect for, and he’s put out some great content over the years via numerous online and offline training publications. I hope you enjoy it! – MR ——— One reason why I like Mike Robertson is because he keeps his […]
Continue ReadingPunch the Clock Workouts
This weird thing is happening, and I’m not totally sure what to do about it. No matter what I do, no matter I’m getting older. And the weird thing is, as I get older, I have more responsibility. And the worst part is with more responsibility and things going on, sometimes my “life” gets in […]
Continue Reading4 Ways to Write Training Programs Faster
Back in the day when IFAST first opened, Bill and I were the first, last and only line of defense. We assessed every client personally. Wrote all their programs. And obviously, did all the coaching to boot. It was strange – I would be exhausted phyiscally at the end of the day (working from 5:45 […]
Continue ReadingWhat Are YOUR 5 Things?
I learn from everyone. In any given week I’m doing continuing education in the fields of training, business, marketing, personal development, and leadership. And as you may (or may not) know, tomorrow is my beautiful daughter’s second birthday. Look – I know you come to RTS so I can tell you how to get more […]
Continue Reading6 Tips for Better Recovery
One aspect of training that I feel never gets enough exposure is the concept of improving recovery. Far too often, we’re focused on simply doing more. More reps. More sets. More exercises. More, more, more! But as we all know, this can often lead to frustration, burnout and injury. While it’s easy to focus on […]
Continue Reading5 Keys to Successful Strength Training
Staying true to my theme from Monday’s post, today I want to talk about the long-term development of young athletes. Last night for part of my continuing education time, I was brushing up on som materials by the Russian powerlifting coach Boris Sheiko. If you don’t know anything about Sheiko – Google the man. He’s […]
Continue ReadingI Hate Corrective Exercise
You heard it here first… …Mike Robertson hates corrective exercise. Okay, maybe that’s a slight embellishment – but I do hate the term “corrective exercise.” Allow me to take you on a brief tour down memory lane, and then we’ll take about where RTS is going in the coming months and years.
Continue ReadingLast Day to Save!
Today is the last day to save yourself $100 off the Bootcamp in a Box DVD and manual. If you’re serious about dominating bootcamps in your area, I’d highly recommend picking up a copy NOW. Get Bootcamp in a Box NOW! Still not convinced? Here are a bunch of articles we’ve posted this week that […]
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