Posted on Friday, 7th August 2009 by Eric Cressey

Back to the Friday randomness…
1.  A few weeks ago, Matt Fitzgerald (my co-author from Maximum Strength) and I filmed a series of “Monday Minute” segements for Competitor.com.  Basically, it’s a weekly one-minute exercise demonstration and description along with the rationale for that exercise.  Here’s this week’s:

Wasn’t that fun?
2. One of the resounding themes at this [...]

Tags: Alwyn Cosgrove, Maximum Strength, Mike Reinold, Perform Better
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Posted on Wednesday, 5th August 2009 by Eric Cressey

You probably noticed that there wasn’t a blog post on Tuesday, and I’m only now getting around to this at 9PM on Wednesday night.  It’s because my fiancee and I returned from California early this morning after five days of fun - including the Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, my staff in-service for Alwyn [...]

Tags: Alwyn Cosgrove, Perform Better, Rachel Cosgrove, Scot Prohaska, Weight Lifting Program
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Posted on Friday, 31st July 2009 by Eric Cressey

1. As you read this blog, I’ll be taking in (and presenting at) the Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, CA.  You, on the other hand, will be missing out on the fun.  Sorry, dude.
Actually, the next best thing for you would be to check out the Perform Better website, as they have their big [...]

Tags: Danny O'Connor, Perform Better, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Pain, youth resistance training
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Posted on Tuesday, 28th July 2009 by Eric Cressey

Two Quick Announcements
First, I’ll be in Long Beach, CA this weekend for the Perform Better Functional Training Summit.  If you are in the area and not already signed up, definitely check this out; we are talking the premier continuing education and networking events in the fitness industry!  If you’re in attendance, be sure to introduce [...]

Tags: Bench Press, Bill Hartman, Mike Robertson, Perform Better, Push-Up, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Pain
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Posted on Thursday, 18th June 2009 by Eric Cressey

As many of you know, earlier this week, I spent three days at a huge sports medicine conference organized by Mass General Hospital in conjunction with the Harvard University Medical School.  It was a great event geared toward sports orthopedists, radiologists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers; I was very humbled to have been invited to [...]

Tags: Back Pain, Jason Hodges, Labrum, Off-Season Training for Pitchers, Perform Better, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, SLAP lesion
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Posted on Tuesday, 2nd June 2009 by Eric Cressey

I usually write my blog posts a few days in advance - and that’s the case with today’s blog, which I’m actually writing on Friday night, May 29. It’s 10:31PM, and I’m not going to lie: I’m absolutely exhausted (and, I guess it technically should be called “tonight’s blog,” even if it’s published four days [...]

Tags: al vermeil, Baseball Workouts, Building The Efficient Athlete, Magnificent Mobility, Perform Better, Unstable Surface Training
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Posted on Tuesday, 5th May 2009 by Eric Cressey

A Few Quick Announcements
To kick things off, a few quick congratulations to some Cressey Performance athletes on some nice achievements from the past few weeks.
First, Danny O’Connor ran his professional record to 6-0 with a winning decision at Foxwoods last weekend.  O’Connor, a 135-pound 2008 Olympic boxer for the US, knocked his opponent down twice [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Danny O'Connor, Flexibility, Interval Training, jeff locke, Lincoln-Sudbury, Magnificent Mobility, Mobility, Perform Better, Stretching, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Loss, will inman
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Posted on Sunday, 8th March 2009 by Eric Cressey

Today, we’ve got a special guest post from Michael Boyle of StrengthCoach.com.  This is some fantastic stuff - definitely one of the most comprehensive articles I’ve seen on the topic of interval training
Interval Training- HIIT or Miss?
I think every fat loss article we read espouses the value of interval training for fat loss. In fact [...]

Tags: Alwyn Cosgrove, Building The Efficient Athlete, Craig Ballantyne, Interval Training, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Boyle, Perform Better, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Monday, 12th January 2009 by Eric Cressey

Seminar Announcements
I first have just a few quick mentions for three seminars at which I’ll be speaking in the months to come.  To kick things off, I’ll be presenting at the 3rd Annual Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning Winter Seminar on February 14th.  Other presenters include Brijesh Patel, John Pallof, Mike Boyle, Mike Robertson, and [...]

Tags: Brijesh Patel, Building The Efficient Athlete, John Pallof, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Boyle, Mike Robertson, Perform Better, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Seminars, Shoulder Pain, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Thursday, 17th January 2008 by Eric Cressey

1. Yesterday, the defending state champion Lincoln-Sudbury baseball team clinched a share of its 8th consecutive Dual County League title.  Over 25 current L-S players – including virtually the entire starting varsity lineup – train at Cressey Performance during the off-season and in-season.  We also had five LS baseball graduates in to train yesterday to [...]

Tags: Baseball Workouts, Boston Marathon, Building The Efficient Athlete, Core Stability, Cressey Performance, David Robertson, Dede Griesbauer, Magnificent Mobility, Mike Boyle, Newsletters, Perform Better, Steve Hammond, Tim Collins, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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