Posted on Monday, 31st May 2010 by Eric Cressey

Q: I’ve been going through some research, and your articles about training between starts, and I was wondering what kind of approach you take with college pitchers who are playing summer ball. Do you treat them as in-season and try to keep them fresh for their starts, or are you more aggressive with them since [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, High Performance Training, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Pitching Workout Programs, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Throw Baseball Faster, Weight Training Baseball
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Posted on Friday, 28th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

To celebrate Memorial Day and the long weekend that many call the “unofficial start to summer,” Mike Robertson and I decided to put two of our most popular products to-date on sale through this Monday night - and update their websites.
So, from now until midnight on Monday 5/31, you can get both Building the Efficient [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Building The Efficient Athlete, High Performance Training, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Robertson
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Posted on Thursday, 27th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

Today’s guest blog comes from current Cressey Performance intern, Sam Leahey.
Many of the valuable lessons an up and coming Strength & Conditioning Coach learns do not fall under the guides of content knowledge (coaching, program design, etc.). On the contrary, many educational moments manifest in a social sense (interpersonal skills). During my Cressey Performance internship, [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Chip Conley, Cressey Performance, High Performance Training, Personal Trainer, Sam Leahey
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Posted on Wednesday, 26th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

In this week’s list of recommended reading, we’ve got some training and nutrition tips:
Training Basketball Players - Here’s an excellent, “outside-the-box” post from Charlie Weingroff about what he looks for in dealing with basketball players.
If You Like Steak, Read On - This great blog from Brian St. Pierre highlights some recent research that helps to [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Brian St. Pierre, Charlie Weingroff, High Performance Training, Off-Season Training for Basketball, Sports Nutrition
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Posted on Tuesday, 25th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

Author’s note: This is the fifth part of a series specifically devoted to the elbow.  Be sure to check out Part 1 (Functional Anatomy), Part 2 (Pathology), Part 3 (Throwing Injuries), and Part 4 (Protecting Pitchers) if you haven’t done so already.
Today, I’m going to cover a pretty common, yet remarkably stubborn issue we see [...]

Tags: ACL, Athlete Training Programs, Elbow Pain, Golfers Elbow, High Performance Training, Mike Reinold, Tennis Elbow
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Posted on Monday, 24th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

On the recommendation of Mike Reinold, my co-creator of the Optimal Shoulder Performance DVD set, we’ve been using forearm wall slides as part of our warm-ups and shoulder health programs for the past year or so.  A variation is also featured on our Assess & Correct DVD as both an assessment and corrective drill.
With this [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Athlete Training Programs, High Performance Training, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain
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Posted on Friday, 21st May 2010 by Eric Cressey

This is Part 4 of a series specifically devoted to elbow pain in athletes.  Be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 if you haven’t already.
As I presented in Part 3 of this series, there is absolutely nothing healthy about throwing a baseball, as the body is being contorted to extreme [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Athlete Training Programs, Elbow Pain, High Performance Training, Little League, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pitching Injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Tim Collins, Tommy John Surgery
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Posted on Thursday, 20th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

I turn 29 today. And, while a lot of people look at birthdays as a reason to feel badly about getting old, I like to think of them as a reason to reflect on the cool stuff that’s happened in the past year.  Or, at the very least, I look at a birthday as good [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Athlete Training Programs, Bill Hartman, Brian St. Pierre, Cressey Performance, Danny O'Connor, High Performance Training, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Lincoln-Sudbury Baseball, Matt Blake, Maximum Strength, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Sahil Bloom, Tim Collins, Tony Gentilcore, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Will Inman
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Posted on Wednesday, 19th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

We just received this great feedback on Optimal Shoulder Performance:
“I just recently finished the Optimal Shoulder Performance DVD’s.  Without a doubt, that was the best $100 I’ve spent on a home based CEU opportunity.
The material was very well presented, the talks cut to the chase, and provided tons of practical ideas that I have already [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Exercises, Baseball Workouts, High Performance Training, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Surgery, Throw Baseball Faster, Weight Training Baseball
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Posted on Tuesday, 18th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

Just thought you all might be interested in checking out a five-part feature Mike Robertson ran with material from Mike Reinold and I.  Here’s what it included:
In the Trenches Podcast with Eric Cressey and Mike Reinold
The podcast that started it all!  Here we discuss how Eric and Mike got into the field, how they [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Boxing, High Performance Training, Mike Reinold, Mike Robertson, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Surgery
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