General Training

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...

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...

AMRAPS in TrainingBy Bryce LewisThe AMRAP or AMAP set is a training concept meaning simply to perform as many reps as possible with a given trainin...

To Belt, Or Not To Belt: An Equipment Primer for Raw LiftersBy Mark RobbWhen should you use a belt? This, and many other equipment questions, keep ...

The Driving AnalogyBy Mike TuchschererI’m going to use a little different analogy to describe what RTS does for you.Think of your strength like a p...

Benching from the BottomBy Mike TuchschererIf you’re a raw lifter, odds are that you have much more trouble with the bottom of your bench than any ...

Workload EfficiencyBy Mike TuchschererEach time I sit down to write something, I try to think of what people need to hear. Not always what they wan...

Pendulum ShiftBy Mike TuchschererWe’re all aware of pendulum shifts in the iron game. For a while, everyone believes Method 1 is the only way to im...

Thoughts for Round Back DeadliftersBy Mike TuchschererIt seems like every week, I get into a discussion with someone about round-back deadlifting. ...