Posted on Monday, 23rd August 2010 by Eric Cressey

Q: I read with great interest your recent review of Muscle Imbalances Revealed, and in particular, your comments on Mike Robertson’s presentation that touched on factors related to excessive pronation.  I have this excessive foot pronation, plus a spondylolisthesis, a history of ankle sprains, double-jointed elbows and knees, and hips that move around like John [...]

Tags: Ankle Mobility, Assess and Correct, Barefoot Training, Orthotics, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Sunday, 8th August 2010 by Eric Cressey

I just wanted to give you all a quick heads-up that we’ve updated AssessandCorrect.com.  Head over and check it out, if you haven’t already; it’s got a much better “flow” to it now.

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Posted on Tuesday, 27th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

1. I haven’t done a “Random Friday Thoughts” blog in a while, so in the spirit of randomness, I thought I’d throw you a curveball and kick off the week with some Tuesday random thoughts.
2. Last week, I booked two plane tickets to Halifax, Nova Scotia for my fiancee and I.  She’s a bridesmaid in [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Elbow Pain, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Men's Health, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pitching Workout Programs, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Tennis Elbow, Throw Baseball Faster
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Posted on Thursday, 24th June 2010 by Eric Cressey

Okay, this subject line was undoubtedly the worst of all time, but I promise that the information that follows will be worth reading.
A lot of you were probably hoping that you were out of the woods after I told you how bad your lower backs and shoulders look on diagnostic imaging such as MRIs.  I’m [...]

Tags: ACL, Assess and Correct, Athlete Training Programs, Bulletproof Knees, High Performance Training, Knee Health, Knee Injury, Knee Pain, Mike Robertson
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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, 31st March 2010 by Eric Cressey

Recently, I was on the “Let’s Talk Baseball” show with Ron and Jill Wolforth, where we talked baseball development in the context of assessing pitchers and correcting their inefficiencies.  Check it out:
Let’s Talk Baseball
We discuss the Assess & Correct DVD set quite a bit - and you can pick up a copy HERE.

Tags: Assess and Correct, Baseball Workouts, Pitching Injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Ron Wolforth, Throw Baseball Faster, Weight Training Baseball
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Posted on Friday, 19th March 2010 by Eric Cressey

1. I thought I’d kick this post off with a little technique troubleshooting.  Yesterday, one of the “guinea pigs” for my new project emailed this video to me and asked for some suggestions on bench press technique:

BP from Caleb Chiu on Vimeo.
My suggestions to him were as follows:
a. Your feet are antsy and jumping all [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Bench Press, Bill Hartman, Danny O'Connor, Joe Dowdell, Lincoln-Sudbury Baseball, Mike Robertson, Pitch Count, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Tim Collins, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Wednesday, 24th February 2010 by Eric Cressey

Mike Robertson, Bill Hartman, and I recently participated on a roundtable with Pat Rigsby at his blog.  The discussion is all about assessment and its role in the training process.
You definitely ought to check it out - not only for the content itself, but also the special offer in place for Assess & Correct.  Here [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Bill Hartman, Mike Robertson, Pat Rigsby, Personal Trainers, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab
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