Posted on Wednesday, 11th August 2010 by Eric Cressey
Call it a law of weightlifting: no matter how careful you are, at some point you’re gonna get hurt. Now you probably won’t decapitate yourself with a barbell or tear a pec or even rupture your spleen—the weightlifter’s [...]
Tags: Mike Robertson, Nate Green, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, T-Muscle, T-Nation, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Thursday, 5th August 2010 by Eric Cressey
I had a one-time consultation client at Cressey Performance yesterday, and when I noticed that he had some interesting stuff going on, it made me realize that I need to do more “case studies” here in the blog.
This guy had a history of on-and-off right-sided lower back and left shoulder pain. Basically, it would act [...]
Tags: Cressey Performance, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain
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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, 27th July 2010 by Eric Cressey
1. I haven’t done a “Random Friday Thoughts” blog in a while, so in the spirit of randomness, I thought I’d throw you a curveball and kick off the week with some Tuesday random thoughts.
2. Last week, I booked two plane tickets to Halifax, Nova Scotia for my fiancee and I. She’s a bridesmaid in [...]
Tags: Assess and Correct, Elbow Pain, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Men's Health, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pitching Workout Programs, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Tennis Elbow, Throw Baseball Faster
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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 Wednesday, 7th July 2010 by Eric Cressey
I’ve seen a few acromioclavicular (AC) joint impingement cases at our facility in the last couple of weeks and thought it’d be good to do a quick blog to talk about how different they are from “regular” (external) shoulder impingement cases. And, it is a very important differentiation to make.
I’ve already written at length about [...]
Tags: AC joint, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain
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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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Posted on Wednesday, 23rd June 2010 by Eric Cressey
In the same grain as Monday’s post on lower back pain, today, I thought I’d highlight some of the common findings in diagnostic imaging of the shoulder, as these findings are just as alarming.
Do you train loads of overhead throwing athletes (especially pitchers) like I do? Miniaci et al. found that 79% of asymptomatic professional [...]
Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, High Performance Training, Labrum, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pitching Injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain, SLAP lesion, Throw Baseball Faster, Weight Training Baseball
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Posted on Monday, 14th June 2010 by Eric Cressey
Q: I would like to know what the main differences are between floor presses and pin presses in the power rack, obviously with the same range of movement. Usually, in talking about injury at the shoulders, the advice is to drop full range of motion in the bench press in favor of floor press; does [...]
Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Bench Press, High Performance Training, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Friday, 4th June 2010 by Eric Cressey
1. I’m headed to Providence first thing tomorrow to speak at the Perform Better Summit. If you’re in attendance, be sure to introduce yourself and say hello; it’s always great to meet my readers.
2. It’s the time of year where all the all-star and league MVP awards are handed out around here as playoffs are [...]
Tags: Athlete Training Programs, High Performance Training, Interval Training, Jeff Bercume, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Training Program
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