Posted on Friday, 25th December 2009 by Eric Cressey

I hope everyone had a great holiday. I am out of town visiting family, but in my absence, I thought you might be interested in checking out this article about Tim Collins and his training at Cressey Performance.  Tim was recently named Toronto Blue Jays organizational Pitcher of the Year on MLB.com.
Tiny Tim No More

Have [...]

Tags: baseball workout, Cressey Performance, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Tim Collins
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Posted on Wednesday, 23rd December 2009 by Eric Cressey

I’m a bit tied up with holiday preparation stuff on top of the regular CP goings-on, so I thought I’d use today to throw out some recommended reading for the week:
Cardio Strength Training - I just got my copy of Robert dos Remedios’ new book in the mail.  I was honored to have contributed to [...]

Tags: baseball workout, Cardio Strength Training, Fat Loss, Medicine Ball, Mike Boyle, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Robert dos Remedios
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Posted on Tuesday, 15th December 2009 by Eric Cressey

I get asked relatively frequently whether we use weighted baseballs with our pitchers, and if so, how they are incorporated.  I figured it’d be worth a post to outline my thoughts.  To answer these questions:
Do you use weighted baseballs?
Yes, with some of our pitchers.  The asterisk that follows this statement is that they’re only implemented [...]

Tags: baseball workout, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Shawn Haviland, weighted balls, weighted baseballs
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Posted on Monday, 7th December 2009 by Eric Cressey

I just got back from an excellent seminar in Houston, and while the primary topic was how to improve pitching performance, one of my biggest takeaways was with respect to adolescent physiological development.  Long-time Phillies rehabilitation consultant Phil Donley presented some excellent data on when bones actually become skeletally mature.  The next day, another speaker [...]

Tags: Avery Faigenbaum, baseball workout, growth plate, Little League Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Pain, youth resistance training
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Posted on Friday, 4th December 2009 by Eric Cressey

As you read this, I’m presenting at the Ultimate Pitching Coaches Bootcamp in Houston, TX.  As such, it seems fitting to devote today’s blog to some pitching content.
A question I get pretty often is what I think of light band work for pitchers the day after pitching.  The truth is that I’m pretty apathetic about [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, baseball workout, Mike Reinold, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Shoulder Health, shoulder impingement, Shoulder Pain
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Posted on Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 by Eric Cressey

This is another excellent guest post from Matt Blake.
Now that fall sports are beginning to wrap up and the winter training season is upon us, I thought it might be timely to contribute some more information for the youth baseball development community.
Recently, I have been running some pitching clinics on the weekends for the 9-12 [...]

Tags: baseball workout, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Matt Blake, pitching injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, shoulder injuries, Shoulder Pain
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Posted on Friday, 9th October 2009 by Eric Cressey

1. Okay, first and foremost, keep an eye out for Monday’s blog, where Mike Reinold and I will officially open registration for our one-day, limited enrollment seminar.  I’ll have a special discount code in place for my readers to get $30 off the cost of registration for the first week only - but to be [...]

Tags: baseball workout, brian st. pierre, Mike Reinold, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Seminars, shoulder impingement, Shoulder Pain
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Posted on Friday, 24th April 2009 by Eric Cressey

1. It’s been a crazy week ever since Anna and I got engaged on Sunday.  You never truly realize how many people you know until they all try to email/call/text you at once to say congratulations.  With my cell phone and email inbox going crazy, I kind of felt like Jerry Maguire - minus the [...]

Tags: baseball workout, Building The Efficient Athlete, Elbow Pain, Eric Talmant, Magnificent Mobility, Medicine Ball, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Sahil Bloom, Tommy John Surgery, Tyler Beede, ulnar nerve, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Monday, 13th April 2009 by Eric Cressey

A New Perspective on Dieting
We’ve got some great content lined up for you in this newsletter, but before getting into that I want to give you a quick heads-up on something really cool.
Joel Marion just posted some interesting free videos for you about how you can use strategic dietary cheating and carbohydrate cycling to accelerate fat loss; they’re worth checking [...]

Tags: Back Pain, baseball workout, Building The Efficient Athlete, groin strain, Hamstrings, Hip Pain, joel mar, Magnificent Mobility, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Shirley Sahrmann, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Wednesday, 8th April 2009 by Eric Cressey

Q: At what point do you think that muscle size affects one’s range of motion? Just interested in your thoughts. I’m a golfer and my  flexibility is important; there isn’t much point for me to be really strong but not able to move properly.
A: Well, it would be joint- and population-specific. On the joint side [...]

Tags: baseball workout, Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, Golf Fitness, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Magnificent Mobility, Mobility, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Unstable Surface Training
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