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Using Block Reviews By Mike Tuchscherer, 12 September 2017 In my estimation, there is only one good reason to keep a training log – to help you ...

Personality types and Training:  Help us Figure it OutBy Mike Tuchscherer, 12 September 2017Attention Powerlifters: Help me start to answer how per...

Wrong but Useful: Central/Peripheral Models By Mike Tuchscherer, August 1, 2017 Go back and read articles from the early to mid 2000’s about pow...

Performance Downturns By Mike Tuchscherer Have you ever had this situation? You’re training, improving, and everything is going great. Then, you...

The Russian Classification ChartBy Mike TuchschererWhat is your experience level as a Powerlifter? Kind of a hard question to answer, huh? Some wil...

A Resurgent Emphasis on Exercise SelectionBy Mike TuchschererWhen a lifter is first introduced to weight training, or physical activity in general,...

Choosing Sets-n-Reps; A Guide to Protocol SelectionBy Mike TuchschererFor those familiar with the Reactive Training Manual, you have surely noticed...

The Seven Principles and YouBy Mike TuchschererTraining discussions often turn to which method or program is the best. And there are a lot of progr...

Fatigue Percents RevisitedBy Mike TuchschererIn the RTS Manual, I introduced Fatigue Percents as a reliable, effective way to autoregulate volume b...

Passive Restorationby Mike Tuchscherer We all know that training is stressful. And most of us understand that it’s not the stress of training itse...

Pendulums swing to and fro. That’s what pendulums do. I see another pendulum swinging lately and this one has to do with exercise specificity. No...

[caption id="attachment_298" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Photo courtesy 9for9 Media[/caption] A friend of mine used to tell me “health is cu...