Posted on Thursday, 21st January 2010 by Eric Cressey

Programs aimed at rapid fat loss are quite the rave nowadays.  There are some excellent programs out there (most notably Warpspeed Fat Loss, which we’ve discussed here quite a bit) that deliver some quick reductions in body fat over the course of a few weeks of absolutely hellish training and strict nutritional modifications.  There’s no [...]

Tags: Baseball Workouts, CC Sabathia, Fat Loss, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Interval Training, John Berardi, Maximum Strength, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Warpspeed Fat Loss, Weight Loss
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Posted on Thursday, 7th January 2010 by Eric Cressey

This week, I’ve already featured our top articles, product reviews, and videos of 2009.  I was also really lucky to have some bright minds as guest contributors this year, and today I’ll feature a few of their submissions.
The Rocker Inferior Capsule Stretch - This excellent submission from physical therapist Tim DiFrancesco shows a shoulder mobility [...]

Tags: Back Pain, Core Stability, Eric Talmant, Fat Loss, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Interval Training, Jim Smith, John Berardi, Mike Boyle, Pitching Coach, Precision Nutrition, Shoulder Health, shoulder impingement, Shoulder Pain, Tim Difrancesco
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Posted on Friday, 27th November 2009 by Eric Cressey

1. First off, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  Before I get to the video footage from yesterday morning, I wanted to give you a couple of quick heads-ups on some seminars at which I’ll be speaking in 2010 (just confirmed):

January 30, 2010: Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning 4th Annual Winter Seminar - Winchester, [...]

Tags: Assess and Correct, Baseball Workouts, cj retherford, Hip Pain, Increasing Throwing Velocity, John Berardi, Mike Boyle, Precision Nutrition, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Tim Collins
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Posted on Thursday, 24th September 2009 by Eric Cressey

Here are a few good reads from a variety of disciplines:
Organic vs. Kind of Organic vs. Wait, I’m Confused - This was a great blog post by Tony Gentilcore that tells you everything you ought to know (but might not want to know) about organic food.
Clean Eating Gone Wrong - Another great post, this one [...]

Tags: Jim Wendler, John Berardi, organic, Powerlifting, T-Nation, Tony Gentilcore, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Wednesday, 16th September 2009 by Eric Cressey

I’m headed to a Sox game tonight and have plenty to do around the facility before I go, so I thought I’d just use today to throw out a few quick reading recommendations:
Re-Building the Reverse Hyper - This great newsletter from Mike Robertson goes into some excellent detail on the biomechanics of a very controversial [...]

Tags: barefoot training, born to run, Corrective Exercise, John Berardi, Mike Robertson, Precision Nutrition, Reverse Hypers, shake recipes
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Posted on Friday, 22nd May 2009 by Eric Cressey

Let’s get right to it.
1. First up, a few quick congratulations are in order for some Cressey Performance ballplayers.  Justin Quinn (Lincoln-Sudbury) and Sahil Bloom (Weston) were named Dual County League Large and Small Players of the Year, respectively.  They are also two of the three finalists for the MA Gatorade Player of the Year [...]

Tags: Back Pain, Building The Efficient Athlete, Derek Lowe, John Berardi, justin quinn, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Boyle, Sahil Bloom, Stuart McGill, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Tuesday, 19th May 2009 by Eric Cressey

Subscriber-Only Q&A
Q: How should I warm up properly before sprinting sessions? Back in the day when I did sports my quads were always prone to injuries. Funny thing is I haven’t had any problems when doing squats of any kind. Recently I decided to involve some alactic work in my workout and immediately did my [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Fat Loss, Flexibility, John Berardi, Magnificent Mobility, Mobility, Precision Nutrition, quad pulls, Sprinting, Stretching, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Monday, 30th March 2009 by Eric Cressey

Normally, my newsletters are “hidden” pages available only to our subscribers, but with the content today, I thought I’d open it up to the rest of the world.  After all, it’s not like you can just get a rock star like Dr. John Berardi to do an interview for your site.  JB has been a [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Fat Loss, John Berardi, Magnificent Mobility, Nutrition, Off-Season Training for Hockey, Precision Nutrition, Unstable Surface Training, vegetarian, Weight Loss
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Posted on Wednesday, 28th January 2009 by Eric Cressey

One of the pro baseball guys I work with from afar is in town this week for a check-in, and he bought ten protein bars for $10 in anticipation of eating out of airports.  He was munching on one of them at the facility yesterday, and it was labeled as a “Triple Threat” for a) [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Gourmet Nutrition, John Berardi, Magnificent Mobility, Nutrition, Precision Nutrition, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Loss, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Wednesday, 21st January 2009 by Eric Cressey

In continuing with a new tradition that began last week, here are some “oldies, but goodies” that ought are definitely worth reads:
A Carrot, and Egg, and a Bag of Ground Coffee
300 Pounds on Your Deadlift
Eating on the Road: Nutritional Travel Strategies
A little bit of something for everybody: rehab, heavy lifting, and nutrition.

Tags: Back Pain, Building The Efficient Athlete, Deadlift, John Berardi, Magnificent Mobility, Precision Nutrition, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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