Posted on Wednesday, 31st October 2007 by Eric Cressey

Q: I had a question from a strength coach here regarding plyometric training and young athletes, so I thought I would shoot it off. Currently, these figure skating female athletes are 13 years old. They started with the strength coach here six months ago, working on foundational lifts (squat, clean, snatch, skip rope, jump squats, [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 30th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

This needs to be reprinted; Peter Gammons once again proves why he’s the smartest guy in baseball media.
Go Sox!

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Posted on Monday, 29th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

Sternoclavicular joint issues are a nuisance - and one reason I’ve grown less and less fond of dips over the years.
If you’re feeling pain during dips, definitely get it checked out by a good manual therapist; they can often fix problems very quickly.
Eric Cressey

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Posted on Thursday, 25th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

EC: Let’s be honest: every Average Joe trainer under the sun has an e-book or 5-minute guide to sucker misinformed housewives into shelling out hundreds of dollars to learn the “hidden secret” of fat loss. Frankly, I’ve had hundreds of products along these lines cross my path in the past few years, and the [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 24th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

Q: Dancers and yoga practitioners are notoriously known for their extreme flexibility, which can be a problem if not balanced with strength. How so?
A: Hypermobility can definitely be a problem. All movements require a delicate balance between mobility and stability. Some joints demand more mobility at the expense of stability (e.g. [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, Magnificent Mobility, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Loss, Workout Program, Workout Routine, Yoga
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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd October 2007 by Eric Cressey

Inefficiency for Fat Loss?
Just yesterday, I got an email from one of my online consulting clients who just completed his first week with my programming. As a little background, he’s tried on several occasions to fix a stubborn back issue that keeps getting reaggravated, so I’m helping him out with a sensible progression to [...]

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Posted on Monday, 22nd October 2007 by Eric Cressey

1. Soreness = Muscle Growth. In the 1990s, we “realized” that soreness is just a result of the muscle inflammatory response, and has little to do with actual growth. However, consider the following: if Arachadonic Acid (AA) is the fatty acid that gets converted to prostaglandins (PG) during inflammation:
a) Blocking the conversion of [...]

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Posted on Friday, 19th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

My girlfriend and I are headed out to Montreal tomorrow for the 2007 Vinkofest. It should make for a great event, and I’m anxious to see Poliquin and Thibaudeau in seminar for the first time. It’ll also be a great time catching up with Mike Robertson and Joe Defranco as well as several [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 18th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

Many people know that Mike Boyle has probably trained more high-level athletes than anyone on the planet right now. What many people might not know about Mike is that he’s helped countless coaches in their career paths; you’ll find “Boyle Disciples” all over collegiate and professional strength and conditioning and in the private sector. [...]

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Posted on Monday, 15th October 2007 by Eric Cressey

A few people found it hard to believe that the “average” teenage diet I outlined in my interview at T-Nation yesterday could actually be so bad. Don’t believe me? A 17-year-old wanting to play Division-1 college baseball just brought this two-day diet record in for me:
Monday
7:00AM - Cheerios Crunch, Skim Milk
7:30AM - Energy [...]

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