Here you will find real-world examples of how we’ve used the RTS principles found on our site, what the results were, and what we can learn from them moving forward.

Training with Gym Closures
by Mike Tuchscherer, 16 March 2020 With many gyms around the world now closing for the next several weeks due
Home Gym on a Budget
By John Garafano, 16 March 2020 While it may be great to have an expensive power rack with lots of
Optimize Your Training Paradigm to Optimize Gains
By Mark Robb 02 February 2019 In the quest for strength, it seems that I (we) sometimes lose sight of
Self-Organizing Technique
By Mike Tuchscherer 19 November 2018 We all want athletes to have the proverbial “perfect technique”.  Some astute coaches even
Why Skipping The Wave-Load Might Be Useful
      So I’ve been talking about Emerging Strategies for a while now.  If you’re not sure what that
Peaking with Emerging Strategies
IPF Classic Worlds 2018 is underway in Calgary.  We have 16 lifters competing this year -- a point of pride
Emerging Evidence For Recovery Techniques
I recently came across this review article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2018.00403/full I quickly noted that they ranked massage as one of the best recovery
Leadership, Relationship, Creativity
By Mike Tuchscherer 2 April 2018 There are no magic programs. Coaching is about a lot more than writing a
Custom Training in The Face of Athletic Adaptation
 By Mike Tuchscherer 07 March 2018 Many of us treat "what works for you" like a math problem and it's
Why I Don't Use Prilepin's Chart
By Mike Tuchscherer 28 February 2018 Bottom line up front:  It wasn't developed for Powerlifters and will have limited direct applicability.  A