Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

In place of Random Friday Thoughts this week, we’ve got Random Late Thursday Afternoon Madness.  Here’s how it works:
1. Sled (on the floor, not turf) with four plates on it
2. Four guys (in this case, Tony, Pete, and I and one of our high school seniors)
3. 16 trips of 16 yards as fast as possible
4. [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

This week, I encourage you to check out:
1. Why wait to repair an ACL?
2. 5 Keys to Bulletproofing Your Knees
3. The Agenda and Line-up for the 2009 MGH Sports Medicine Conference at which I’ll be speaking alongside some really smart dudes.  While you’re checking it out, read over Mike Reinold’s stuff; Mike is the assistant [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 25th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

Two pieces on which I contributed were published yesterday.  Check them out:
The World’s Best Trainers and Coaches Share Their Best Tips and Resources to Make You a Better Professional
Mythbusters

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Posted on Tuesday, 24th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

I just received an email from another satisfied Maximum Strength customer.  Steve made great progress overall, but to take an already-great bench and add 15 pounds to it in four months with no change in body weight after 10 years of lifting is really impressive.
“Coach Cressey,
“I loved the Maximum Strength program!!  I just finished it [...]

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Posted on Monday, 23rd February 2009 by Eric Cressey

Q: I know that you’re a bid advocate of including barefoot training in your programs.  What in general is your “shoeless” policy with your athletes, if any?
A: Yes, we use a lot of barefoot training around Cressey Performance.  In addition to strengthening the smaller muscles of the feet, barefoot training “accidentally” improves ankle mobility in [...]

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Posted on Friday, 20th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

Let’s get right to it…
1. Here’s a link to a great news story about Cressey Performance athlete Olympic Bobsled hopeful Bree Schaaf:
Bree Schaff hopes to be on US Olympic Bobsled Team
2. Here’s this week’s mind-numbing personal trainer moment…
Our facility landlord spends much of his winter down in Florida, and as he told me yesterday, he [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 19th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

Recommendations for the Week:
1. Inefficiency vs. Pathology
2. Preventing Plantar Fasciitis
3. And, you need to watch this video of a kid who just got drugged up at the dentist.  It’s priceless.

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Posted on Wednesday, 18th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

Hey Gang,
A few months ago, Precision Nutrition contributor Erin Weiss-Trainor tracked me down for an interview of sorts where she inquired about what goes on in a day in the life of Eric Cressey.  It includes training, nutrition, and what goes on at Cressey Performance.  You can check it out at the link below:
Precision Nutrition [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 17th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

I received this email from Kevin Miller, a high school strength and conditioning coach in Pennsylvania, who recently completed the Maximum Strength program:
I recently completed the 16 week Maximum Strength program by Eric Cressey, and I wanted to give my review on the program. I am 37 years old. I played H.S football and baseball [...]

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Posted on Monday, 16th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

The answer is both!
The question?  “What do you test?”
My rationale is this: if you have a skinny athlete who adds 15 pounds during a two-month period, but his vertical jump stays the same, a VJ-only assessment protocol won’t tell you that he gained a ton of peak power.
As such, we use vertical jump in conjunction [...]

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