Shoulder help? Check.
Back Strength? Check.
Mobility? Check.
I will talk about this in later articles, but people often think mobility movements are only based in bodyweight or light band exercises. Technically speaking, a Deadlift is a mobility movement as much as a Wall Slide. Where you place these movements in the progression of your programming, the load, and style of these movements is where the differences are seen. Continue Reading…
I don’t back squat. It isn’t because I think it is dangerous or dead. For me, it just doesn’t work well. I never have done it well, I don’t enjoy doing it, it doesn’t really suit my training…etc. It doesn’t mean my clients don’t back squat — it depends. Most clients, 99% of clients I get don’t back squat for a while. We work towards the back squat, if it is needed in their programming. Depending on the athlete or look, there may be no need for a back squat. People squat for the sake of squatting, and while that it fine, pushing the squat down the throats of all your clients because it is “The Big Three” is more ego than good training. Continue Reading…
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Leigh Peele: Since I brought it up, can you go into what Assess and Correct is about? What purpose is it supposed to serve and who is it targeted for?
Mike Robertson: Assess and Correct takes you step-by-step through 27 assessments to determine what’s strong, what’s weak, what’s tight or possibly even too mobile. As you go through the assessments, you jot down your results and note any tests you might have failed. Continue Reading…
We know I am a little picky when it comes to professionals and recommendations. Over the course of my online writing gig I have recommended maybe 10 products all total and given 5 or 6 testimonials for another professional. I do this to help with the confusion out there for all my readers. How can they know what is right or what is wrong if every week they are getting told something new is going to solve their problems? If you will note my recommendations have been very consistent and fall in line with my beliefs and research. Continue Reading…
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Question - Have you ever had that moment during a workout where you move the wrong way and you had that “Oh S**t” moment? The moment where you freeze like a deer in headlights because you think not moving again is somehow going to save you from the mistake you just made with your body? Continue Reading…
