Posted on Wednesday, 12th November 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: I was just curious: why would surgeons have waited so long to repair Brady’s ACL? It seems that it would be ideal to do the surgery as soon as possible after the injury to give him more time to rehab and come back.
A: It actually has less to do with the anterior cruciate [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Knee Injury, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Friday, 29th August 2008 by Eric Cressey

1. As you probably know, I haven’t been updating here quite as frequently of late, but fortunately, it’s with good reason. The summer’s winding down, so we’ve been getting our fall schedule all squared away with the high school guys - plus some local college guys at programs that don’t have organized S&C programs. [...]

Tags: ACL, Baseball Workouts, Building The Efficient Athlete, Female Fitness, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Off-Season Training for Pitchers, Strength Training, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Training, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Wednesday, 16th April 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: Another guy from my favorite basketball team went on the injured list with plantar fasciitis this week. What can be done to prevent this?
A: Welcome to professional basketball!
The average NBA player has very little dorsiflexion range of motion (ankle). The only way the epidemic of plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinosis, high ankle sprains, [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, Knee Injury, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Plantar Fasciitis, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Monday, 3rd March 2008 by Eric Cressey

I’m of the belief that all stress on our systems is shared by the active restraints and passive restraints. Active restraints include muscles and tendons – the dynamic models of our bodies.
Passive restraints include labrums, menisci, ligaments, and bone; some of them can get a bit stronger (particularly bone), but on the [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Physical Therapy, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Surgery, Sports Injury, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Tuesday, 19th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: I just ordered and downloaded your e-book, The Art of the Deload. I am going to scour and devour it, I am curious about my situation, I am about to turn 50, I am entering my 22nd year of competitive powerlifting, I am used to linear cycles ( I know, seriously old-school) I [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Overtraining, Strength Training, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Training, Workout Program
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Posted on Wednesday, 13th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

As of July 1, 2006, the IHRSA reported that there were 29,000 commercial fitness centers/health clubs in the U.S.
Now, this is a few years old - and we’re in a growing industry (this number had more than doubled since 1995). So, just for the heck of it (and because I’m not going to search [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Knee Surgery, Leg Extensions, Magnificent Mobility, Smith Machine, Strength Training, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Training, Workout Program
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Posted on Thursday, 17th January 2008 by Eric Cressey

Mike Robertson flew up from Indianapolis to check out a seminar up here in Boston this past weekend. We really enjoyed watching Kevin Wilk, Bob Mangine, and Mark Comerford, three fantastic rehabilitation specialists. Additionally, I enjoyed catching up with Mike just as much, as he’s a wealth of information, particularly with respect to the knees. From just talking [...]

Tags: ACL, Bench Press, Building The Efficient Athlete, Core Stability, Elbow Pain, Knee Pain, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Robertson, Newsletters, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Tuesday, 8th January 2008 by Eric Cressey

We’re five newsletters in, and while the feedback on our interviews has been fantastic, I’ve actually received several emails from people wanting to hear more from me.  In my infinite wisdom, I guess I never realized that people would actually sign up for an EricCressey.com newsletter to hear from Eric Cressey.  With that said, I [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Fat Loss, John Berardi, Knee Pain, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Robertson, Newsletters, PCL, Precision Nutrition, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Loss, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Friday, 7th December 2007 by Eric Cressey

Q: Dear Eric,
I am a huge fan of yours, and a 21 year old Australian student studying exercise science. I am big fan of your Magnificient Mobility DVD, discovering it after I had written a paper on the effects of a six-week PNF stretching program. I wish I had owned your DVD earlier and [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Monday, 3rd December 2007 by Eric Cressey

Q: A PT recommended me to do foam rolling on the IT band for the clicking sound on my knee. I’ve been rolling for quite some time but the clicking hasn’t gone yet. I read your article on the subject at T-Nation and figured you’d be a good person to ask.
Anyway, I have a [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, Foam Roller, IT Band, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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