Posted on Friday, 29th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

In Newsletter 95, I wrote about how pathologies often don’t become symptomatic until inefficiencies get to be too bad. Here is a perfect example of a guy who has basically learned how to work around a pathology to remain competitive at a high level.
New Twist Keeps Dickey’s Career AfloatYou can bet that he’s got [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 28th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Click the link below to view an hour-long interview I did on the Audrey Hall Show alongside Rich Gedman (former Red Sox catcher and current manager of the Worcester Tornadoes) and Bunky Smith (head coach of Framingham’s American Legion Team) on the topic of youth baseball training.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137806189/bclid1408993191/bctid1424672868?src=rss

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Posted on Wednesday, 27th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Writer Greg McGlone rounded up five of the biggest, baddest, strongest, and best-informed hombres in the iron game, and invited them to share their “secrets” with those of us who also want to get bigger, badder, stronger, and better-informed.
In part 1, the coaches discussed the viability of building size and muscle at the same time, [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 27th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: Just got The Art of the Deload. The overtraining study you quoted was fairly jaw dropping (for me). I always thought intensity overtraining was worse than volume, but it appears to be the opposite. Given that study, it would appear to me that the best way to induce hypertrophy (via rep work) would [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 26th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Writer Greg McGlone rounded up five of the biggest, baddest, strongest, and best-informed hombres in the iron game, and invited them to share their “secrets” with those of us who also want to get bigger, badder, stronger, and better-informed.
In part 1, the coaches discussed the viability of building size and muscle at the same time, [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 26th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: If you were to introduce someone to resistance training for the first time, and were interested in teaching them to bench press properly with the elbows tucked, which bench grip would you have them use? In other words, everything else equal, what are your basic guidelines for optimum bench biomechanics?
A: This is [...]

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Posted on Monday, 25th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Over the past few months, personal trainer and author Vince DelMonte has rounded up some of the premier strength, nutrition, bodybuilding, and rehabilitation experts to take part in the FREE Ultimate Muscle Advantage Teleseminar Series.
For six weeks, starting March 3, this elite team – including the likes of Bill Hartman, Chad Waterbury, John Berardi, Mike [...]

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Posted on Monday, 25th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Writer Greg McGlone rounded up five of the biggest, baddest, strongest, and best-informed hombres in the iron game, and invited them to share their “secrets” with those of us who also want to get bigger, badder, stronger, and better-informed.
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Click here to purchase the most comprehensive shoulder resource available today: Optimal Shoulder Performance - From [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 21st February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Most of you will show up to tryouts and realize very quickly that they are tremendously physically demanding, in most cases, as a coach want to find out quickly who has worked hard in the off-season (hopefully, you!) and who deserves a spot on his roster (hopefully, also you!). You’ve already taken care of [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 19th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: I just ordered and downloaded your e-book, The Art of the Deload. I am going to scour and devour it, I am curious about my situation, I am about to turn 50, I am entering my 22nd year of competitive powerlifting, I am used to linear cycles ( I know, seriously old-school) I [...]

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