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Setting up for Speed: Base, Balance and Angles
Over the past five years, I’ve made a concerted effort to become a better coach of speed and agility exercises. I’ve read books, purchased products, and actively sought out some of the best speed coaches in the world. Just looking back at our own seminars here at IFAST, we’ve brought in Boo Schexnayder, Lee Taft, […]
Continue ReadingPhysical Preparation with Ty Terrell
Ty Terrell is a guy I’ve known for years. We first met years ago when we attended one of our IFAST seminars with Lee Taft, and he stuck around long enough Bill and I ended up giving him a job at IFAST. But in all seriousness, Ty is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever […]
Continue Reading31 Random Thoughts on Speed and Agility Training
Speed and agility training has been a focus of mine for several years now. Around 2010 I came to the realization that if I wanted to become a more complete coach, a true physical preparation coach, that I had to get better at programming conditioning and coaching speed and agility work. Since then, I’ve made […]
Continue ReadingPhysical Preparation with Lee Taft
Lee Taft is a guy that has been absolutely integral in my development as a physical preparation coach. While I’ve always been comfortable around the weights, a topic like speed and agility requires someone to mentor you, and in many ways, Lee has been that mentor for me. In this episode, we’re going to discuss […]
Continue ReadingDissecting the Wall Drill
When it comes to speed development, no topic is more polarizing than the wall drill. (Except maybe the speed ladder, but that’s a discussion for another day.) Some coaches love wall drills and use them as their go-to tool when teaching acceleration mechanics. Others feel that they are absolutely worthless, and would never consider using […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Ty Terrell
Ty, thanks for taking the time to be with us here today. Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? Absolutely. I am currently a coach at IFAST and have been there for about a year and a half. Prior to that I was a director at a YMCA and ran an […]
Continue ReadingHow Do You Get FAST?
Ever since I’ve been in the strength and conditioning/physical preparation field, I’ve had people come to me with the goal of getting faster. As we all know, in the sports world, speed kills. One of the most common things you hear when an athlete moves to the next level (i.e. high school to college, college […]
Continue ReadingFour Elite Speed Seminar Takeaways
This past weekend, I attempted something totally new with our seminars here at IFAST. Rather than bringing in a slew of presenters and only allowing them an hour each to present, I brought in two top notch guys in Lee Taft and Nick Winkelman, and allowed them each a half day to speak. Needless to […]
Continue Reading60+ Lessons from the 2012 Midwest Performance Enhancement Seminar
Our 2012 Midwest Performance Enhancement Seminar was a lot of fun and full of some really smart people. Here’s a slice of what I learned this past weekend from some of the best in the industry. Enjoy!
Continue ReadingMike’s Top 12 Training Resources
One thing that really pisses me off about our industry is some of the ridiculous “number” posts you see. For example, a few months back I saw a post that was something along the lines of “The Top 50 Fitness Bloggers” or something alone those lines. I won’t claim to be the all-knowing, but I […]
Continue ReadingRandom Friday 1-20-12
Welcome to my first RANDOM post in quite some time! I honestly can’t remember the last time I ran one of these, so this should be fun. Let’s jump right into it! 1 – Upcoming Knee Pain Blog Post Next week, I’m writing up a post focused on two things that I virtually guarantee can […]
Continue ReadingMay 11th, 2009
Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 5.10 Recapping Rhode Island I was back on the road this weekend, this time headed to Providence, Rhode Island for the first Perform Better Summit of the year. This was my second year on tour, and my first time heading to RI, so needless to say I was pretty excited. Now […]
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