Posted on Friday, 14th May 2010 by Eric Cressey
1. It’s been a while since I published a Random Friday Thoughts blog, but in reality, it’s by design. You see, if I just publish every Friday, it isn’t very “random,” is it?
2. Pretty cool stuff: Cressey Performance and Lawrence Academy athlete Tyler Beede was featured on the cover of ESPN Rise magazine this month. Tyler’s headed to Vanderbilt on a baseball scholarship.
3. After seven years, I’m switching from Sprint to Verizon for my cell phone. I feel liberated…like an old man busting a move. That’s a random - but awesome - way to kickstart your weekend!
4. At the other end of the spectrum, you have THIS GUY, who was awarded (in a court of law) the title of “Worst Tennis Professional on the Planet.” I wonder if he gets a trophy for his mantle for that one….
5. Here’s a book recommendation for you that’s somewhat related to fitness: The 7 Rules of Achievement. It’s written by Tom Terwilliger, a former Mr. America. I met Tom at a seminar back in January, and his enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. He’s got a pretty cool story himself, but the real gold in this book is how he breaks things down step-by-step in helping people get to where they want to be in their professional and personal lives. It’s self-help stuff, but more entertaining and less preachy than anything else I’ve read in this regard.
6. In addition to my own article at T-Muscle last week (Favorite Supersets), I also contributed on a compilation by Nate Green, Your Training Split Sucks. Check ‘em out, if you haven’t already.
7. Here’s a short, but solid piece about CP athlete and NY Mets Prospect Jim Fuller, who is having an excellent season this far: Marlborough’s Fuller off to a Good Start in Class A.
8. In the past two weeks, I’ve had four people email me asking about a mentorship at Cressey Performance. If we were to do a 3-4 day mentorship consisting of lectures, hands-on teaching, and observing athletes in action, would you be interested? If so, shoot us an email at cresseyperformance@gmail.com. It would occur sometime between October and March. Nothing firm, but I thought I’d throw it out there to gauge interest.
9. I’m looking for some good recommendations for books on CD. I just finished up my last one, and always like to have a good one in my car for whenever I’m driving. The last three good ones have been What the Dog Saw, Switch, and Born to Run. I prefer non-fiction. Thanks in advance to anyone who has some suggestions to make in the comments section!
10. Finally, a big happy birthday goes out to CP pitching expert Matt Blake, who - as you can tell from the following video - turns 11 today.
Tags: 7 Rules of Achievement, Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, born to run, Cressey Performance, High Performance Training, Jim Fuller, Matt Blake, T-Nation, Throw Baseball Faster, Tom Terwilliger, Tyler Beede, Weight Training Baseball
Posted in Blog | Comments (10)
May 14th, 2010 at 5:57 am
I highly recommend the book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running”, by Haruki Murakami. I also loved the other books you just finished, but this one blew me away. He obviously focuses on running, but his thoughts can easily be related to exercise in general. I think you would really enjoy it!
Here’s a link to purchase:
http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@2112314470.1273838090@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccchadekgjiehllcefecekjdffidfji.0&productID=BK_BLAK_002702
May 14th, 2010 at 6:32 am
If you haven’t already, “The Brain That Changes Itself” was a cool read. Pretty interesting look into how little we really know about the nervous system and how it can adapt.
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/1423368010/ref=tmm_abk_title_0
Also, I’d definitely be interested in the mentorship. Would love to see it happen!
May 14th, 2010 at 6:52 am
DRiVE by Daniel Pink. It breaks down the science of flow and work fulfilment in an easy to use manner. A great tool for anyone, but I think it helps me be a better trainer.
May 14th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Oops, here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/0143145088
May 14th, 2010 at 9:17 am
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell:
May 14th, 2010 at 9:18 am
One of my top 10 favorite non-fiction is “A Long Walk To Freedom” (Nelson Mandela Autobiography), good inspirational read.
May 14th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Hilarious about the tennis player. Poor guy.
How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer is excellent.
http://www.amazon.com/How-We-Decide-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547247990/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273861646&sr=1-1
May 14th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
I loved “Linchpin” by Seth Godin. It just motivates you to take action and “ship”. No more listening to the “lizard brain”.
http://www.amazon.com/Linchpin-Are-Indispensable-Seth-Godin/dp/1591843162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273887184&sr=8-1-spell
May 15th, 2010 at 4:58 am
I recently listened to Brain Rules by John Medina. It was a Charles Poliquin recommendation a while back.
May 19th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Just wondering if any of the CP guys have moves like the old boy in the video?
I agree with Jon Mulhollands recommendation about Murakami. It’s not the kind of book I normally read but I thought it was awesome. 5 Stars!