Posted on Monday, 30th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

The VMO is important not only in contributing to knee extension (specifically, terminal knee extension), but also enhancing stability via its role in preventing excessive lateral tracking of the patella. The vast majority of patellar tracking problems are related to tight iliotibial bands and lateral retinaculum and a weak VMO.
While considerable research has been devoted [...]

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Posted on Monday, 30th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

Last week, I put something I call the “lifestyle checklist” in place with a few of my young athletes. In a nutshell, it’s a simple checklist used to keep them accountable to something with respect to their nutrition, sleep, and off-day exercise habits.
In Precision Nutrition, John Berardi highlights the 90% rule – which states [...]

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Posted on Friday, 27th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

These discrepancies are highly prevalent in sports where athletes are repetitively utilizing musculature on one side but not on the contralateral side; obvious examples include throwing and kicking sports, but you might even be surprised to find these issues in seemingly “symmetrical” sports such as swimming (breathing on one side only) and powerlifting (not varying [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 26th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

When it really comes down to it, regardless of the sport in question, the efficient athlete will always have the potential to be the best player on the court, field, ice, or track. Ultimately, knowledge of the game and technical prowess will help to separate the mediocre from the great, but that is not to [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 26th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

It’s extremely common for athletes to perform all their movements with externally rotated feet. This positioning is a means of compensating for a lack of dorsiflexion range of motion – usually due to tight plantarflexors - during closed-chain knee flexion movements. In addition to flexibility initiatives for the calves, one should incorporate specific work for [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 24th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

In light of my recent appearance on the front page of Boston.com and the City/Region section of the Boston Globe, I’ve received literally thousands of inquiries (or at least a half-dozen from sarcastic buddies*) – all asking the same question:
What does it take to be the nipple guy?

It seems only fitting to set the record [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 24th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

Grip strength encompasses pinch, crushing, and supportive grip and, to some extent, wrist strength; each sport will have its own unique gripping demands. It’s important to assess these needs before randomly prescribing grip-specific exercises, as there’s very little overlap among the three types of grip. For instance, as a powerlifter, I have significantly developed my [...]

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Posted on Monday, 23rd April 2007 by Eric Cressey

Frontal plane stability in the lower body is dependent on the interaction of several muscle groups, most notably the three gluteals, tensor fascia latae (TFL), adductors, and quadratus lumborum (QL). This weakness is particularly evident when an athlete performs a single-leg excursion and the knee falls excessively inward or (less commonly) outward. Generally speaking, weakness [...]

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Posted on Monday, 23rd April 2007 by Eric Cressey

Q: I read your Ultimate Off-Season Training Manual and really enjoyed the chapter on “Performance Testing for Succcess.” What is your opinion on using the push-up max rep test as a measurement of upper body strength for female athletes? Do you believe there is a correlation between performing max push-ups and absolute upper [...]

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Posted on Friday, 20th April 2007 by Eric Cressey

I see that my latest T-Nation article has caused quite a stir on the forums. Specifically, these two paragraphs got people all flustered:
“Sorry, folks, but I’m here to burst your bubble. A 315 deadlift is not inspirational ? at least not unless you’re a 110-pound female. 315 is speed weight ? or something you [...]

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