Posted on Wednesday, 8th September 2010 by Eric Cressey

For those of you who don’t know, my fiancee, Anna, and I are getting married in Maine in early October - which means that we’re in “crunch time” in terms of wedding preparation.  So, much of Labor Day weekend was spent meeting the DJ, visiting the wedding location, and, in my case, smiling and nodding [...]

Tags: 4-Hour Workweek, Personal Trainers, The Evolution of Personal Training, Tim Ferriss, Weight Training Program
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Posted on Monday, 16th August 2010 by Eric Cressey

Some blasts from the past for you:
The Most Important Thing for Rookie Trainers - I thought this would be a good follow-up to my post two weeks ago about how to enter the fitness industry the “right way.”
Eccentric Exercise and Mobility - Ever been told you shouldn’t stretch post-training?  I know I’ve heard that recommendation [...]

Tags: Deadlifts, Mobility, Personal Trainers, Powerlifting, The Evolution of Personal Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Thursday, 12th August 2010 by Eric Cressey

In response to a recent blog, one reader posted a question about how I “structure” my approach to continuing education.  As I thought about it, it’s actually a more organized “ritual” than I had previously thought.  Here are the key components:
1.  I always have two books going at a time. One involves training/nutrition/manual therapy/rehabilitation.  The [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 3rd August 2010 by Eric Cressey

It’s an email I get at least twice a week from a random reader, and it goes something like this:
“My current job just isn’t fulfilling, but I really love fitness and want to turn it into a career.  What certification do you recommend?”
I get these type of inquiries so often that I decided that this [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Cressey Performance, Malcolm Galdwell, Personal Trainers, The Evolution of Personal Training
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Posted on Sunday, 25th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

In Part 1, I talked about the importance of having an extensive set of effective cues to use with clients to get the ball rolling on a great training experience.  However, cueing was just one piece of the coaching puzzle.  It’s these other pieces that, in my eyes, make or break someone in the semi-private [...]

Tags: Pat Rigsby, Personal Trainer, The Evolution of Personal Training
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Posted on Thursday, 22nd July 2010 by Eric Cressey

With the boom of semi-private training in recent years, there has also been a boom of questions from fitness professionals on how on Earth it is logistically possible to train several people when they may all come from different backgrounds and have different needs.  Back in 2006, I was one of those people - so [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 30th June 2010 by Eric Cressey

It’s a question I get asked quite a bit.  In fact, I was asked this very question three times this past weekend at the Perform Better Summit in Chicago.  As a little background, here’s a glimpse into the different things my work entails:
1. Cressey Performance responsibilities - Generally, this is 5-8 hours of coaching per [...]

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Posted on Monday, 28th September 2009 by Eric Cressey

Alwyn Cosgrove has been a great friend and mentor to me for almost five years now.  I can directly attribute a lot of the success I’ve had to the fantastic advice he’s given me on the business side of things.  Since Alwyn just released a DVD (of a seminar I had the privilege of attending), [...]

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