Posted on Tuesday, 6th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

In continuing with last week’s trend of “reincarnating” good stuff from the EricCressey.com archives, here is some old, but once-again-new flavor for you.

Who Needs Percentages? - This blog discusses why I don’t think that using a ton of percentages in your training is a good idea - even if it does have its place here [...]

Tags: Are of the Deload, Athlete Training Programs, High Performance Training, Off-Season Training for Basketball, Overtraining, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Friday, 19th February 2010 by Eric Cressey

If you read this blog with any sort of regularity, it should come as no surprise to you that I’m really pumped up for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, as we saw over 30 professional baseball players from 21 different major league organizations this off-season at Cressey Performance.  My excitement hit another level earlier [...]

Tags: Are of the Deload, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Ultimate Off-Season Training Manual, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Monday, 11th May 2009 by Eric Cressey

Q: Due to the multitude of injuries that I have, I very rarely squat, deadlift, or bench (with a straight bar.) However, I still find myself plateauing and feeling burned out.  I was wondering whether the prescriptions in your Art of the Deload e-book would still apply to me. For example, on my heaviest weeks, [...]

Tags: Are of the Deload, Building The Efficient Athlete, Magnificent Mobility, Overtraining, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Wednesday, 4th February 2009 by Eric Cressey

Q: I am just finishing up Phase 1 of Maximum Strength, and I have a few questions about the loading.
1. When we have deload weeks, like in week 4, do we decrease the load or  is the decreased volume you prescribed the actual deload? I find myself increasing the load on weeks 2 and [...]

Tags: Are of the Deload, Building The Efficient Athlete, Magnificent Mobility, Maximum Strength, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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