Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by Eric Cressey

I first came across Nick Grantham’s name in some of Alwyn Cosgrove’s writings, and I know that Alwyn isn’t one to lavish praise on anyone in this industry who doesn’t deserve it.  Shortly thereafter, Nick and I began exchanging emails, and I came to appreciate just how solid a coach he is.  I did an [...]

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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by Eric Cressey

It’s Halloween, and as you’re reading this, I’m down in Georgia for baseball stuff. Because I’m actually writing this on Tuesday night, it’s hard to get in the mood and be spooky, but I’ll do my best.
1. I’ll be doing a LOT of baseball seminars over the next few months: November 8-9 (NY), December [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 30th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

I just received this email from a happy Maximum Strength customer:
“I just did my post-testing two weeks ago after the Maximum Strength Program. I thought you might want to know the results:
OLD Lifts | NEW Lifts
Box Squat: 315 | 345
Deadlift: 365 | 385
Military Press: 160 | 175
[note from EC: I guess he opted to [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 29th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: A lot of strength coaches and athletes (myself included) utilize variations of the box squat. I’ve heard other strength coaches (one in particular) indicate that it does not fully stimulate/activate the piriformis.
What are your thoughts on the issue of the box vs. free squat in terms of advantages and disadvantages? I currently utilize [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 28th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

Let’s just say that I had my worst point total (79) of the year - yet still managed to defeat Tony. I was already up 53-49 going into Monday Night’s game, and Reggie Wayne, LenDale White, Bo Scaife, and Adam Vinatieri didn’t do much for me. So, you could say that I beat Tony [...]

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Posted on Monday, 27th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

I consider myself very fortunate to not only have a good-sized newsletter list, but also to have such a knowledgeable collection of readers who share some awesome feedback with me. After last week’s newsletter on the current status of the fitness industry, I got this great email from Nick Beatty, and he agreed to [...]

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Posted on Friday, 24th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

I’m headed down to Maryland today for my longtime friend Greg’s wedding. It’ll be quite a car ride, but luckily, I’ve got my girlfriend to keep me company. Of course, I don’t know why any of you would care, but I was a little short on introductory content this week, so you had [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 23rd October 2008 by Eric Cressey

“Unstable surface training is many times misunderstood and misinterpeted in both the physical therapy and athletic performance fields. The Truth About Unstable Surface Training e-book greatly clarifies where unstable surface training strategically fits into an overall program of injury prevention, warm-up/activation, and increasing whole body strength. If you are a physical therapist, athletic trainer, [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 22nd October 2008 by Eric Cressey

Mark Comerford made a really good point last weekend when he was talking about differentiating between neck and shoulder-related upper extremity pain. In many cases, the symptoms are very similar. For instance, both labral problems and cervical spine impingement can cause numbness into the lower arm. And, both rotator cuff tendinopathies and [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 21st October 2008 by Eric Cressey

…that I’m not even going to give them the honor of mentioning them in this week. I’ll just say that Reggie Wayne and Greg Jennings are off my Christmas Card list.
To salvage some self-respect, I’ll just post a testimonial from Chad Waterbury on my new e-book:
“Cressey’s excellent book, The Truth About Unstable Surface Training, [...]

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