Why isn't the RTS program more popular?

[21infantry]

Mike T has coached more Champions in his short career then most coaches have in the last 10 years. The Results speak for them selves, Plus he is the only American to get gold in the Worlds in a long long time. I believe that the next top 2 Powerlifters use his system as well.

[AKGetsStrength]

For me, it is my unreliability in calling my own RPE's accurately enough to use the system. Still working towards it, and when I get there I'll use it for sure.

[kmc06005]

The RTS style of training is very popular.

[21infantry]

For me, it is my unreliability in calling my own RPE's accurately enough to use the system. Still working towards it, and when I get there I'll use it for sure.

I thought the same way, hired Mike as my coach. After the first week the RPE was actually pretty easy to calculate. Just got to be within .5 on the top set, the ramp up sets before the top set are usually dialed in by set number 2.

The RTS style of training is very popular.

Maybe its my Search button skills, typed in RTS, very few things popped up.

[NZninja101]

It's a rather new system as far as most people are concerned, (despite the fact that super strong people have been auto-regulating for years on an individual basis). It's growing in popularity. I think it will get a bit bigger over the next few years.

[Trolltongue]

Plus he is the only American to get gold in the Worlds in a long long time.

Uh, Ray Williams, Jenn Thompson, Kim Walford and Bonica Brown-Lough all got gold in the total at the Classic Worlds last year and Priscilla Ribic at the (Equipped) Worlds. Unless you mean like the wannabe olympics???

[BombDonald]

RTS? That's like 2 years ago. Everyone who is anybody is doing DUP now.

[xRequiem]

RTS = a lot of work for little returns

[dtaps24]

A lot of the people who use RTS probably log on the RTS forum rather than bb.com. That's a guess but a logical one. Probably also where most of the questions regarding RTS are, etc. etc.

[Anthony21]

A lot of the people who use RTS probably log on the RTS forum rather than bb.com. That's a guess but a logical one. Probably also where most of the questions regarding RTS are, etc. etc.

Izzy's site powerliftingtowin.com is also a good forum for RTS based questions.

[CooCooCaChoo]

RTS was popular somewhere between the cube and DUP

[isaku900]

Maybe its my Search button skills, typed in RTS, very few things popped up.

bb.com search functionality doesn't actually look for anything that's only 3 characters.

[21infantry]

RTS? That's like 2 years ago. Everyone who is anybody is doing DUP now.

Correct, its not the latest. But like everything else, DUP will soon be a fad and then come back again.

RTS = a lot of work for little returns

For the Lazy yes, but for a motivated lifter no.

A lot of the people who use RTS probably log on the RTS forum rather than bb.com. That's a guess but a logical one. Probably also where most of the questions regarding RTS are, etc. etc.

Makes sense, just don't like the RTS forums, supposed to be updated soon.

bb.com search functionality doesn't actually look for anything that's only 3 characters.

Ahhh, makes sense now.

[arian11]

Uh, Ray Williams, Jenn Thompson, Kim Walford and Bonica Brown-Lough all got gold in the total at the Classic Worlds last year and Priscilla Ribic at the (Equipped) Worlds. Unless you mean like the wannabe olympics???

What he meant to say is the World Games. The World Games is like the Olympics for non-Olympic sports and thus the pinnacle of powerlifting in many people's eyes. I believe Mike Tuchscherer was the 1st USAPL male to win a gold medal at the World Games in powerlifting. Other big names that have won are Sivokon, Tsung-ting, Fedesienko and Olech. Guys like CYC, Castillo, Siders, Gillingham I believe never won.

[Trolltongue]

What he meant to say is the World Games. The World Games is like the Olympics for non-Olympic sports and thus the pinnacle of powerlifting in many people's eyes. I believe Mike Tuchscherer was the 1st USAPL male to win a gold medal at the World Games in powerlifting. Other big names that have won are Sivokon, Tsung-ting, Fedesienko and Olech. Guys like CYC, Castillo, Siders, Gillingham I believe never won.

Yeah, that's what I meant by wannabe olympics, just seems silly to me to make that argument.

[21infantry]

Yeah, that's what I meant by wannabe olympics, just seems silly to me to make that argument.

Was just talking about the mans accomplishments nothing more nothing less. The pinnacle of Power Lifting in my eyes, the dude is crazy strong. And of course I am not nieve to think that everybody will get the same results as Mike has out of the RTS and RPE. I like his program that he runs and have become a increasing fan of RPE over a period of time.

[BombDonald]

Correct, its not the latest. But like everything else, DUP will soon be a fad and then come back again.

RTS will continue to disappear almost completely from "mainstream internet powerlifting" then show up again in a few years called something else.

[isaku900]

RTS is the Spurs.

been around a long time, successful, but "boring"

popularity doesn't just follow success, it follows excitement AND success.

[dtaps24]

RTS is the Spurs.

been around a long time, successful, but "boring"

popularity doesn't just follow success, it follows excitement AND success.

This. There's always something newer, sleeker, sexier than the last thing. Until now with DUP, because really is there anything sexier than this?



No. The answer to that question is no. On a more serious note, just about every USAPL targeted program I've seen from a big time coach and/or lifter like Zourdos, Norton, and Arian all incorporate RTS concepts, and RTS has also evolved to incorporate new concepts as well. It's a system not a program and it evolves over time.

[isaku900]

No. The answer to that question is no. On a more serious note, just about every USAPL targeted program I've seen from a big time coach and/or lifter like Zourdos, Norton, and Arian all incorporate RTS concepts, and RTS has also evolved to incorporate new concepts as well. It's a system not a program and it evolves over time.

just like the Spurs. Zourdos is Popovich. Mike T is Tim Duncan...

[dtaps24]

just like the Spurs. Zourdos is Popovich. Mike T is Tim Duncan...

Exactly. That would make Arian Kawai Leonard, the jack of all trades young gun.

[BioSmith91]

Mike T has coached more Champions in his short career then most coaches have in the last 10 years. The Results speak for them selves, Plus he is the only American to get gold in the Worlds in a long long time. I believe that the next top 2 Powerlifters use his system as well.

I love Mike's articles, videos, advice, training style, etc. etc. But I just simply do better with set in stone percentages. I would say my training is more heavily influenced by Mike's methods than any other powerlifter, but its just I would rather go into my workout with my mind wrapped around exactly what I am going to do and how I am going to do it. Then I auto regulate from there, though personally this is mostly just auto regulation of weight/intensity as I try to maintain my targeted volume at all costs.