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Avoiding Knee Pain in the Gym

on March 17, 2010 | by

After training clients and athletes of all shapes and sizes over the years, it’s no wonder why so many of them end up with knee pain. Many are left with the impression that they have genetically “bad knees.” Others simply assume that they will no longer be able to do the extracurricular activities that they […]

Olympic Lifting for Average Bros, Part II

on March 15, 2010 | by

In the second part of our Olympic Lifting series, we’re going to focus on hip mobility. If you missed Part I, you can find it HERE. As you can tell from the picture above, hip mobility is critical to perform the lifts effectively. But even more importantly, you need the ability to go into deep […]

March 10th, 2010

on March 11, 2010 | by

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.08 Shoulder Solutions, Part III In our final installment of the Shoulder Solutions series, I want to discuss some of the typical coaching issues I see when dealing with clients. And just in case you missed them, you can review Part I and Part II by following their respective links. I’ve […]

The Strength and Conditioning Conundrum

on March 10, 2010 | by

Last night, I was reminded of a sad-fact regarding high school sports, as well as strength and conditioning in general. We have a new kid that’s been coming into our facility, and his goals are simple: Get bigger and stronger for football season. Easy enough, right? Not so fast. He’s scheduled for an appointment at […]

RTS 2010 Speaking Calendar

on March 9, 2010 | by

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately regarding upcoming seminars and speaking engagements, so evidently I haven’t been doing the best job of keeping everyone up to speed. 🙂 Here’s my tentative speaking schedule for the rest of 2010. If you’d like to book me for a seminar, please shoot us an e-mail ASAP […]

Great Training Partners

on March 8, 2010 | by

This past weekend, I was reminded what it’s like to have a great training partner. I met “Big” Joe Williams back in 2000 as we had both joined the Ball State Powerlifting team that year. I was a weak guy trying to get stronger; he was a converted bodybuilder that was looking for something new […]

Thoughts for Young Coaches

on March 4, 2010 | by

This past weekend at the Cosgrove Businses Seminar, I got a chance to meet some great young coaches. Monday evening, I spent some time with a guy who has been around and has coached for years in Chip Morton. Between the two, it’s gotten me thinking about the progression that every coach must go through […]

March 3rd, 2010

on March 3, 2010 | by

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.07 Shoulder Solutions, Part II In Part I of our Shoulder Solutions series, we discussed the fundamentals of proper shoulder training. In Part II, we’re going to discuss some specific training mediums to get those shoulders feeling as good as possible! Thoracic Spine Training Let’s start by examining the thoracic spine, […]

February 26th, 2010

on March 3, 2010 | by

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.06 Shoulder Solutions, Part I In Part I of our Shoulder Solutions newsletter, we’re going to discuss some of my general thoughts on training clients with dodgy or beat-up shoulders. It may be helpful to re-visit my previous newsletter on Low Back Pain as well as many of the same principles […]

Olympic Lifting for Average Bros, Part I

on March 3, 2010 | by

The winner of our “Rock the Vote” blog post, we’re going to discuss the best ways to integrate Olympic lifts into your training program. What I’m actually going to do is spread this out over numerous blog posts, as it’s a pretty expansive topic. DISCLAIMER: I’m not a world-class Olympic lifting coach. I’ve spent a […]

The Whirlwind Week

on March 2, 2010 | by

We’re going to go off the beaten path a bit here today, as I give you the past week’s recaps. It’s been a busy one, but there’s a ton of great stuff going on that I want all of you to be aware of! Tomororow we’ll get back to formal content, and I’ll be writing […]

Exercise of the Week: External Rotation on Knee

on February 25, 2010 | by

In today’s edition of “Exercise of the Week,” we’re going to cover a simple, yet effective, rotator cuff exercise. The external rotation on knee not only helps develop strength in the shoulder external rotators, but can also help you discern the difference between actual shoulder rotation and scapular motion. Finally, training in the scapular plane […]

Opening a Fitness Facility

on February 24, 2010 | by

Below is a Q&A response that I wanted to post up. Hopefully it will help those of you out who are hoping to open your own gym/fitness facility someday! Hi Mike, I really enjoy reading your level headed and erudite advice on your newsletter, Fitcast, Mens Health, etc. I am an aspiring entrepreneur, not unlike […]

Building Olympic Caliber Legs

on February 23, 2010 | by

If you want to see some amazing hip and thigh development, you need not look any further than the athletes participating in this years c Winter Olympic games. Whether it’s speed skating, ice hockey, or even bobsled, these guys and gals have the hip and thigh development that would make a lot of your average […]

Rock the Vote!

on February 22, 2010 | by

This week, we’re going to do something a little bit different. This week, YOU ALL are going to choose next Monday’s blog topic! Last week, I ran a contest on my Facebook/Twitter pages (which you can find on the right-hand side of this post. The contest was simple: What would you like to read about […]