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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.

Even with Bill using some technical terms, it’s brutally simple to follow along – it’s all done right in front of you!

Once you’ve noted your movement limitations, the e-manual will provide you with specific exercises to help you improve your specific movement limitations.  Need more glute activation?  We have a set of drills for that.  Need more hip flexor mobility?  We have drills for that?

And even more importantly, we have progressions for you to work through.  It’s not just one exercise for everyone – you don’t fail the glute test and simply perform a glute bridge.I think we can all agree that an Olympic athlete and a rehab patient have different needs.  So instead of just having one exercise, we’ve developed progressions for you to work through that will help fill everyone’s needs.

Quite simply, this product is geared 100% to you.  No cookie-cutter BS – you will be able to write your own warm-ups by the time you’re done reviewing this product. Magnificent Mobility and Inside-Out have helped A TON of people. Eric, Bill and I wanted to create something that would help people live happier, more pain-free lives.

But like any product, there were downsides and criticisms that people had.  Rather than sweeping them under the rug, we listened and developed an even better, more comprehensive product.

Leigh Peele: My favorite part of the Assess and Correct was the “Assess” part. I can honestly say this is one of my favorite series of teaching assessing I have come across for the purpose it is to serve. Can you explain how vital it is to make the right assessment before moving into training for correction?

Mike Robertson: I’ll give you a practical example that I get to use everyday.  At IFAST, Bill performs the majority of the assessments.  After all, he’s been a physical therapist for over 20 years now, so I think he knows a think or two about assessments!

Once completed, he sends me a list of the client’s limitations.  It could look something like this:

-          Unstable lumbar spine

-          Weak glute max

-          Weak lower trapezius

This makes my job infinitely easier – the diagnosis is more than half the battle.  Once you know the exact limitations you’re chasing, it’s really pretty simple to develop appropriate programming.

Think about the converse – if you don’t take the time to assess someone (or yourself), you’re really just guessing as to what you need.  I can’t tell you how many times people come to us with a specific idea of what they “need,” and their assessment tells them otherwise.

Without knowing the question, it’s very hard to provide the right answer.

Leigh Peele: I don’t like to leave an interview without throwing a curveball out at people so I am going to ask you a really serious question. Recently you wrote a blog post about inspiration. You brought up one of my favorite inspirations, music.  I have to know what is playing these days while you are training?

Mike Robertson: Training is easy – it’s always something like Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, or even classics like Led Zepplin and AC/DC.  I want adrenaline and rage, pure and simple.

What you might find interesting, though, is that I have a very broad musical taste.  People often look at my iPod in shock as you’ll find everything from country to rap, rock and roll to house and techno.

I tell you what really inspired me a while back – seeing Michael Jackson’s “This Is It.”  I don’t care what you think about the guy as a person or human being, that man was not only immensely talented, but passionate about his craft as well.

That’s how I want to live my life – with passion and inspiration for what I do.  The more people I can help and influence positively, the better.

Leigh Peele: Thanks for taking the time out of your day and make sure to let everyone know where they can fine more information on you.

Mike Robertson: The easiest place to catch up with me is on my website, www.RobertsonTrainingSystems.com.  There’ll you find my blog, article archive, newsletters and Podcasts.  I do my best not to have the “always selling” mindset, and as such I hope you’ll find some really high-quality information.


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