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The Three Pillars

(Originally posted at www.IFASTOnline.com) So I’ve got an admission to make – I watch the Biggest Loser. It’s not so much for the heartwarming stories and pop psychology, though.  I watch it because I know my clients watch it.  And I want to know what’s going in to their minds regarding strength training, fat loss, […]

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MR on the Interwebz

Just a quick update today, considering I did get another podcast/audio newsletter posted earlier! First off, in case you missed this article a while back on Elite Fitness, here’s a link: Defending the Bench Press I also recently did an interview with fellow T-Nation contributor Mark Young.  Here’s the link: MR Interview with Mark Young […]

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Training Tips: The Grind

Seeing as how it’s St. Paddy’s day, AND I have a wedding to attend (which explains the pinstripes pants and dress shoes), we’re going to keep things relatively simple today. When you take time off from training, you need to ease back into low rep, high intensity training.  You can’t go straight from high rep […]

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Q&A: The OLD Newsletter

This hit my inbox a few days ago, and I wanted to address it here for everyone to see. Mike, What happened to your regular, reliable, readable newsletter? I can read at least four or five times faster than you can talk. Plus I can look over a table of contents and determine which portions […]

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Exercise of the Week: The Plate Squat

In this edition of “Exercise of the Week,” we’re going to feature the plate squat. The plate squat is an excellent teaching tool.  Not only does it cue people to extend through their upper back, but it also trains them to brace their entire core and not just over-arch their lower back. Basic squatting rules […]

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Random Thursday Thoughts

My brain is a little scrambled today, so this is the best I could muster! –  In case you missed it, the first edition of “In the Trenches Fitness” was posted yesterday.  You can find it by following the link below: https://robertsontrainingsystems.com/newsletter/March+10th%2C+2009/ In the future, ONLY newsletter subscribers will get the opportunity to ask questions.  […]

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New AUDIO newsletter

You all know me. And you know that the status quo just doesn’t cut it. In an effort to get more knowledge out there, and to really take this industry to the next level, I’ve decided to start a Podcast/audio newsletter. All I can say is follow the link below and check it out.  Love […]

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A simple squatting tip

The other day, I was watching our intern, Nick, squat.  He was getting rounded over in the bottom a bit, and couldn’t figure out why as he hasn’t been coached all that much. In all honesty, it’s a very common issue, and one that I used to have happen to myself all the time.  There […]

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I am the greatest!

Or at least if you read the new FLZine.com today, you might think so! Today, FLZine is using me as their featured author.  Below are links to several articles that you might enjoy.  A brief recap of each: Mike Rants – Too Much of a Good Thing? Here I discuss the pros and cons of […]

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Old-School Article of the Week

In this edition of the Old-School Article of the Week, we have what I consider to be the easiest article I’ve ever written.  For some reason, inspiration struck and I wrote the entire piece in about 1 hour.  I hope you enjoy it! Precision Pulling Stay strong and have a great weekend! MR

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An RTS Success Story

Today, I’d like to share a success story with all of my blog readers. “Monica” came to me several months ago with chronic hip, knee, back and shoulder pain.  Her goal was to get healthy, and hopefully get back into the sport of powerlifting. If you know anything about me, you know that I love […]

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A call to arms….

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been alluding to all the new things we’re working on at Robertson Training Systems. Well, it’s about time to start moving and shaking.  The first step is going to be an interview series, starting off with the one and only Kevin Larrabee. In case you don’t know Kevin, […]

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A great Olympic lifting resource…

Several years ago, I took the USA Weightlifting Club Coach certification course.  Basically, in a weekend you learn how to teach and coach the Olympic lifts. The problem, herein, lies with the process.  I had been teaching/coaching the lifts for several years while at Ball State, but I hadn’t had any formal coaching in the […]

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Exercise of the Week: Chain Push-ups

In this edition of “Exercise of the Week,” we’re going to feature a new(ish) version of an old exercise. The chain resisted push-up is great for several reasons: 1 – Push-ups are great because they increase serratus and rotator cuff activation levels.  The chain resisted version only further increases the intensity of the exercise. 2 […]

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Review: Off-Ice Hockey Training

Today, I’m going to review Kevin Neeld’s Off-Ice Performance Training Course.  While hockey definitely isn’t my forte, I figured I’d throw this out there since I’m not sure there’s a ton of hockey-specific products on the market, and several of my readers may be interested in it.  If nothing else, I can comment on what […]

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