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Last year, I sat in a Mastermind Meeting with Pat Rigsby, and clearly remember saying the following: “My goal for 2011 is to help as many trainers and coaches get better than ever. As a result, I want to speak more in 2011 than ever before.” As the saying goes, you better be careful what […]
Continue ReadingThe Communication Mask
Things have been a little nutty around here – lots going on within Robertson Training Systems, IFAST, and just life in general. It’s weird, though – over the past 3-4 months, I’ve had this revelation of sorts. Between all the business ventures, my forays back into powerlifting, and really trying to be the best husband […]
Continue ReadingRobertson vs. Cressey
Eric Cressey talks baseball, training after 30, and why you need Show and Go!
Continue Reading50% off Show and Go this Week ONLY!
In case you’ve been living under a rock the past few days, you probably already know that Eric Cressey has re-released his “Show and Go” product. Now of course Eric’s my guy and I think he’s awesome, but maybe you’re still sitting on the fence with regards to purchasing it. After all, sometimes the hardest […]
Continue ReadingRe-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 […]
Continue ReadingFREE Knowledge Bombs from Eric Cressey
I was going to write some big, expansive post on why you should check out this free webinar from Eric Cressey. And then I realized something… It’s Eric friggin’ Cressey, and it’s FREE! I know you’re not really working today anyway, so take a few minutes and check it out! FREE Eric Cressey Training Webinar […]
Continue ReadingQ&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!
Continue ReadingHow to Get Ripped
I’ve always wanted to write a post titled “How to Get Ripped,” and with the launch of my Complete Core Fitness product, I figured today would be a great day to do it. I don’t consider myself a diet or nutrition “expert.” What I do have to offer is a practical, down-to-Earth approach for improving […]
Continue ReadingSquat
The squat may be the single most important lift you can perform in the gym. When properly executed, the squat is not only an amazing tool for strength development, but it can promote fat loss or muscle gain (depending on your nutrition), and it can reinforce mobility in almost all the major joints of the […]
Continue ReadingWhy YOU Need Complete Core Fitness
==> Get Complete Core Fitness NOW <== I’m pretty sure not one single day has gone by over the past 11-12 years where someone hasn’t asked me about core training. Whether it’s in my gym, comments on my blog, or simply random e-mails, the bottom line is people want to learn more about core training. […]
Continue ReadingMy Core Training Story
Many people want to know why I originally got interested in core training. Even as someone who was just getting into the industry at the young age of 21, I quickly realized everyone and their brother wants to train their abs, or learn how to get a 6-pack. Let’s take a little trip down memory […]
Continue ReadingShould You Crunch? #2
Amazingly enough, crunches are still a hot-button topic in the fitness industry. 10-15 years ago, crunches were all the rage. After all, they were easier on your achy back than sit-ups, and they did a better job of isolating the target muscles, the rectus abdominus. About 5 years ago, crunches really started to fall out […]
Continue ReadingShould You Crunch?
“Should we perform crunches in our exercise routine?” This question has been hotly debated, especially in recent years. Many have leaned on the work of Dr. Stuart McGill and excluded crunches, sit-ups and other spinal flexion work from their programming. But one question that almost always comes up is this: What about mixed-martial artists (MMA)? […]
Continue ReadingImproving Plantar Fasciitis
Every now and then, I get people with a wild-hair who want to write a guest blog for the site. Strangely enough, it doesn’t happen all that often, but if the person is serious about getting better and has a unique piece, I’m all ears. Here’s a nice guest blog from Adam Rees on plantar […]
Continue ReadingSpeed Work? Or Technique Work?
The other day I was having a discussion with IFAST Olympic-lifter Adam Coons, and we got started on the topic of speed work. Adam is a guy that’s been putting in a lot of hard work under the bar, and he has recently started using some dynamic effort training in his programming. Speed work has […]
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