General Training

High Stress Training WeeksBy Mike Tuchscherer, 3 October 2017From the inbox:"Why vary weekly fatigue percents at all? Why not move from high reps t...

What's the Recovery Value of a Massage? By Mike Tuchscherer, 5 September 2017 We’ve always said massage is good for recovery, but how do we know...

Flexible Templates By Mike Tuchscherer, August 22, 2017 We all go through busy times in our lives.  For a lot of us, some of those busy times ar...

Exercise Detail:  2ct Pause Benchby Mike Tuchscherer, August 15, 2017I'd like to do a little series on various exercises where we really expand on ...

Why Percentage Programs Should Still Track RPEBy Mike TuchschererTheme:  RPE should be considered a core metric in your training, even if you’re no...

Training the High School PowerlifterBy Chad McMullin, MS, CSCSHaving been head coach of the Warren Central powerlifting team for almost ten years, ...

GPP Considerations for Strength SportsBy Mike TuchschererGeneral Physical Preparedness (or “GPP”) has become somewhat of a catch phrase for Powerli...

Getting Over OvertrainingBy Mike TuchschererIf you read interviews with top athletes, especially powerlifters and bodybuilders, a favorite question...

RTS for Bodybuilding Mike Tuchsherer Bodybuilders and Powerlifters have not historically gotten along very well. Although the relationship strai...

Mental Cues for the SquatBy Mike TuchschererI’m a very cognitive person. I think through everything – even when I lift I like to stay very mentally...

RTS for Strongman by Mike Tuchscherer Reactive Training Systems began as a system of training for Powerlifters. It has since evolved into a syst...

Gauging RPEBy Bob Wanamaker"How does an athlete know what an RPE of 8 feels like?" Which is the same as the question "How does an athlete know when...