Posted on Monday, 2nd August 2010 by Eric Cressey

Here are a few blasts from the past that I think you’ll like to kick off the week:
Peak Power or Vertical Jump - Which one should you test in athlete training programs, and why?
Back Squatting with a Posterior Labral Tear - This is a good follow-up to last week’s post on shoulder mobility with squatting [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, High Performance Training, Jump Higher, Labrum, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Tuesday, 20th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Here’s this week’s list of recommended reading:
Total Football Training - I just got an advanced copy of San Francisco 49ers strength coach Duane Carlisle’s new product, and read it over this past weekend.  There’s some really good stuff in there - definitely a good fit for the football players reading this blog. It includes an [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Duane Carlisle, High Performance Training, Inverted Row, Off-Season Training for Football, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Total Football Training
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Posted on Sunday, 18th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Last week, I had three separate pitchers ask me what I thought about swimming between starts.  My answer was pretty straightforward: I am not a fan at all.

There are several reasons for my contention with this as a useful modality.
Like pitchers, swimmers have some of the most dysfunctional shoulders in the entire sporting world; they [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, Distance Running, High Performance Training, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pitching Injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Swimming for Pitchers, Throw Baseball Faster
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Posted on Friday, 16th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

I have to admit: when I first saw this subject line for an email, my mind was a bit in the gutter!
However, as it turns out, it was an awesome review of the Maximum Strength program from a female exercise enthusiast who had undertaken the program from start to finish.  Check out what she had [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Bench Press, Deadlift, Female Fitness, Female Weight Training, High Performance Training, Maximum Strength, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Though a somewhat “normal” day at the gym, yesterday marked Cressey Performance’s three-year anniversary.
While my business partner’s blog post yesterday did an excellent job of doling out “thank yous” to a lot of the important people who have been so involved in our success - from clients to parents, coaches, interns, and significant others - [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, Building The Efficient Athlete, Cressey Performance, Elbow Pain, High Performance Training, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Lincoln-Sudbury Baseball, Magnificent Mobility, Matt Blake, Maximum Strength, Off-Season Training for Baseball, Off-Season Training for Pitchers, Perform Better, Personal Trainers, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain, Throw Baseball Faster, Tim Collins, Tommy John Surgery, Tony Gentilcore, Ultimate Off-Season Training Manual
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Posted on Tuesday, 13th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Today, we’re fortunate to have an interview with Chad Waterbury.
EC:  Chad, thanks for agreeing to this interview for the site.  It’s hard to believe that EricCressey.com has been “live” since 2006, and this is the first time we’ve gotten you on-board for a feature.  Most of my readers are probably familiar with you already, but [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Body of Fire, Chad Waterbury, Fat Loss, High Performance Training, Weight Loss
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Posted on Monday, 12th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Here’s this week’s list of recommended reading from the EricCressey.com archives:
The Proactive Patient - This is still, in my eyes, one of the best articles I’ve ever written.
The 315 Deadlift Fiasco - This article, on the other hand, pissed a few people off.  There were good lessons to be learned, though.
Why I Don’t Like 5×5 [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Deadlift, High Performance Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Saturday, 10th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

At Cressey Performance, we regularly have visitors in town for One-Time Consultations.  Ronell Smith came to us in December of 2009 and was kind enough to share the following feedback regarding his experience.
“The term genius is thrown around far too loosely in every field. But to say that Eric Cressey and Tony Gentilcore are geniuses [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Cressey Performance, High Performance Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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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: Athlete Training Programs, deload, High Performance Training, Off-Season Training for Basketball, Overtraining, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Tuesday, 29th June 2010 by Eric Cressey

Q: What do you think of Bodyblades and how - if at all- should they be incorporated into a pitcher’s routine?
A: As many of you know, I’m a fan of integrating rhythmic stabilization drills that train the true function of the rotator cuff: maintaining the humeral head in the glenoid fossa.  I wrote about it [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, Bodyblade, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Throw Baseball Faster, Weight Training Baseball
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