April 03, 2026

RTS Past, Present and Future

35 minutes

I’ve been asked some iteration of this question A LOT lately…

“Yo Mike – what’s new? And why haven’t you been posting as much?”

And frankly, I wish the answer were something short and sweet!

But sometimes life just isn’t cut and dry.

Sometimes there are layers, nuance and depth to what’s going on.

So today, I’m going to give you a little history tour on how I got started in this space, what the past 20+ years has looked like, and where I’m headed in the future.

You might not be taking furious notes from this one, but I hope it gives you some insights as to where I’m at in life!

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

My content creation journey, and how RTS originally started.

The window in my life where absolutely EVERYTHING changed.

A look back on the sheer volume of content I’ve created over the years (Hint: It’s a lot!)

A key question that I could answer easily in 2005, but which got harder and harder as I got older

The IFAST Basketball Insiders experiment: Why it bombed miserably, and what I learned from it

Learning to lean into my growth and evolution as a coach, versus hiding from it

What the future holds for the Physical Prep Podcast

A truly heartfelt shout out to anyone who has been with me for this amazing ride!

https://youtu.be/IGROfuhvYOE

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