Posted on Tuesday, 7th April 2009 by Jon Boyle

We see everything at Cressey Performance. While just about 70% of our clients are baseball players, we also have everything from Olympic bobsledders and boxers, to pro hockey players and triathletes, to 69-year-old men who bang out pull-ups like nobody’s business.
Obviously, certain athletic populations have specific weaknesses that need to be addressed. Soccer and hockey [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 4th March 2009 by Eric Cressey

Let me be clear about one thing: with the possible exception of anything that comes out of Larry King’s mouth, there are no unimportant interview questions. Every question or comment serves a purpose, whether it’s to get the interviewee to open up, show emotion, unleash new information, or just get back on track. Everything matters.
But [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 26th November 2008 by Eric Cressey

You’ve probably come across Nate Green’s name over the past few years - either in my newsletter/blog or at T-Nation.  He’s established himself as a guy who knows his stuff, but also has a great writing style that is both entertaining and informative.  And, most specific to the product in question, Nate looks a lot [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Built for Show, Magnificent Mobility, Maximum Strength, Nate Green, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Training, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Monday, 24th November 2008 by Eric Cressey

I don’t watch a ton of TV, but when I do, it’s almost always sports - be it football, baseball, basketball, or just regular ol’ Sportscenter.  Likewise, when I’m at working, I’m constantly coaching athletes from a variety of sports on everything from weight-training, to flexibility, to sprint mechanics, to medicine ball throwing techniques.
Everywhere you [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 30th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

I just received this email from a happy Maximum Strength customer:
“I just did my post-testing two weeks ago after the Maximum Strength Program. I thought you might want to know the results:
OLD Lifts | NEW Lifts
Box Squat: 315 | 345
Deadlift: 365 | 385
Military Press: 160 | 175
[note from EC: I guess he opted to [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 29th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: A lot of strength coaches and athletes (myself included) utilize variations of the box squat. I’ve heard other strength coaches (one in particular) indicate that it does not fully stimulate/activate the piriformis.
What are your thoughts on the issue of the box vs. free squat in terms of advantages and disadvantages? I currently utilize [...]

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Posted on Friday, 17th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

1. This has been quite possibly the busiest week of my career, and it won’t be slowing down over the next two weeks, as I’m heading to Baltimore, Miami, and Atlanta in three separate trips. We will persevere with this blog, though…
Factor in that I was up until the wee hours of the morning [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, Knee Pain, Magnificent Mobility, Mobility, Powerlifting, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Training, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Tuesday, 14th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

My fantasy football team was beyond bad this week, scoring a whopping 73 points. I’m trading all of them away for a bag of beef jerky, a car wash, and Joseph Addai’s soul (for getting injured after only two carries). Congrats to Brian on a good win - but moving on to something [...]

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Posted on Monday, 6th October 2008 by Eric Cressey

Q: I do intervals as part of hockey training, which is basically year-round – but especially now in pre-season. In Maximum Strength, you use a pattern of high-medium-very.high-low training stress for weeks 1-4. Would the interference with intervals that you talk about decrease if I do interval work mainly during the medium and [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Eric Cressey, Interval Training, Magnificent Mobility, Maximum Strength, Off-Season Training for Hockey, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Training, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Friday, 3rd October 2008 by Eric Cressey

1. I took Thursday off from blogging. I typically do HIB (high-intensity-blogging), so sometimes it wipes out my CNS and I need 48 hours between blogging sessions. While the “blog deload” was not featured in my Art of the Deload e-book, it is an important consideration in any blogging athlete’s program.
2. Truth be [...]

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