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Progressions and Coaching for the YouTube Generation

on April 30, 2010 | by

When I interviewed Joe Kenn for my podcast a couple of weeks ago, we had a great discussion about developing information products such as DVD’s. He had been told that due to YouTube and other video sites, that DVD’s were no longer a viable option. After all, why would you create a product when you […]

Mistakes Trainers and Coaches Make 4-13-10

on April 13, 2010 | by

Here’s another mistake I see far too often. Trainer Johnny starts to learn a little anatomy and training jargon, and so he assumes that everyone and their mother knows this stuff as well. After all, who doesn’t know what their TFL is? Or why they shouldn’t hyperextend their lumbar spine? Look, I hate to break […]

November 5th, 2009

on March 29, 2010 | by

Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 5.20 My Thoughts on the Lumbar Spine and Low Back, Part III In case you missed the first two installments, you can find them linked below. In Part I, we covered my basic thoughts and ideals when it comes to the low back. In Part II, we covered my thoughts on […]

Mistakes Coaches and Trainers Make 3-29

on March 29, 2010 | by

I’m definitely not perfect. As a trainer and coach, I can’t possibly tell you how many mistakes I’ve made over the years. But like most coaches out there, even though I’ve made a lot of mistakes, I continue to learn from them to become better. The following is going to be an ongoing blog series […]

Training Lessons Learned

on March 18, 2010 | by

Last Thursday was NOT a good day. You all know I’m a pretty positive person, and I do my best to let things roll off my back. So just suffice it to say when I don’t have a good day, it’s NOT a good day. Luckily, my good friend/online training client/soon-to-be-intern Eric Oetter was in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s How You Do It!

on February 8, 2010 | by

Several weeks ago, I had a great group of girls come up to IFAST for assessments and programming. The goal was simple: To get them moving and feeling better, and eventually taking their athletic endeavors to the next level. Now let me begin by saying this wasn’t your average group of girls. They were a […]

The Blink Moment

on January 28, 2010 | by

Tuesday night at IFAST, one of our new interns (Ellen) and I were discussing how to start improving her coaching and assessing skills. She’s relatively new to the field, but with her eagerness to learn, work ethic, and people skills, I have no doubt she’s going to be a fantastic coach someday. Many would say […]

The Law of Repeated Exposures

on January 25, 2010 | by

This past week, I had a ton of workouts to write. Not only were IFAST members ready for new programs, but I also got the first batch written for my Haiti online training clients. As I was writing them, I got to thinking about how my programming has changed over the years. Coming from a […]

Coaching Parallels

on November 18, 2009 | by

I witnessed an interesting phenomenon the other day. It was the day after the Colts game, and my wife and I were getting some things done around the house. We left the TV on over the course of the day, and fortunately for me, it was on Sportscenter. Now unless you’ve been living under a […]

Training Preparedness

on June 16, 2009 | by

In the past, when I’m really dialed in with my training, I often record two numbers every workout – my rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and my rating of technique (RT). RPE gives me a general idea of how hard I was training that day. For instance, we all know we’ve had days in the […]