Thoughts for Young Coaches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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 […]

Newsletter – Februrary 19th, 2010

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.05 The Week in Review – 2.19.10 Whew! It’s been a busy couple of weeks.  I spent last weekend at the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA) Summit, and it was fantastic.  The entire weekend I was surrounded by top notch coaches like Joe Kenn, Brian Grasso, and Jason Ferrugia, nutrition experts […]

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.05 The Week in Review   It’s been a busy week, I’m not going to lie.  I spent last weekend at the IYCA Summit in Louisville, Kentucky, which was awesome.  Beyond hanging out with great coaches like Joe Kenn, Jason Ferrugia, and Brian Grasso, I also got to spend time with […]

Crush It versus the Four Hour Workweek

For today’s blog, we’re going to look at how two books at opposite ends of the spectrum can help you achieve your goals. Today, I want to discuss two of the most influential books I’ve read recently – Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It and Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Workweek. If you’ve read both of these books, you […]

Learning from Ed Coan

(The following is the result of another discussion Jason Ferrugia and I had at last week’s IYCA Summit). Ed Coan is a pretty smart guy. And in case you missed it, he’s pretty strong as well. Any guy that has squatted over at grand at 242, benched close to 600, and deadlifted 900 pounds in […]

Mastering the Kettlebell Swing

This past year I’ve really become fascinated with kettebells. (Side Note: I also know and understand they aren’t the be-all, end-all of training.  My gym still has plenty of dumbbells, barbells, and a bunch of other equipment to help you get big and strong) However, I do see the value in using them.  And perhaps […]

What strength training methods work FOR YOU?

At the IYCA Summit this past weekend, Jason Ferrugia and I were talking shop about what off-season protocols we use with our clients to get them as strong as possible.  This topic immediately turned into the following realization:  It’s funny how polarized we can become within the strength-training community. Some guys swear by linear periodization. […]