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Weekly Progressions and Training Expectations - By Hayden Pritchard I had to train early this morning.  This was not normal, or ideal. ...

There have been times when I struggled with the choice of whether to withdraw from a meet that I had already registered for or not, and as I have thought about this subject more, the broader the subject became. In interactions with some of my lifters, RTS teammates, USA National Teammates, as well as my own experiences, I have learned several things that I believe are worthy of consideration when you find yourself with that decision to make. My hope is that this article might help you organize your thoughts, and maybe bring up something that you hadn’t thought about, so that you have more clarity about whatever you decide to do.

e1RM chart for my Front Squat over the last 3 months. Green line indicates the current session that this post is about. I'm writing this becau...

Training isn’t everything... But…let’s rewind for a moment.  Most of us know we need to train really hard in order to get stronger. That...

by Mike Tuchscherer, 16 March 2020 With many gyms around the world now closing for the next several weeks due to COVID-19, we've had severa...

By John Garafano, 16 March 2020 While it may be great to have an expensive power rack with lots of add-ons, various specialty bars, and num...

By Mark Robb 02 February 2019 In the quest for strength, it seems that I (we) sometimes lose sight of the big picture, and the importance o...

by Mike Tuchscherer, 14 December  2017 Back in 2008, we had a training log app on the RTS website.  For many reasons we had to shut it down and ...

Custom RPE Charts, expanded PR widget, lots of new notes, navigation fixes (arrow/tab key), and Calendar functional updates round out the new featu...

Locking Out a DeadliftBy Mike TuchschererLots of people talk about deadlifting, but you’ve got to examine the source that you’re listening to. I se...