Posted on Thursday, 8th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Today’s guest blog comes from Brian Grasso.

2 Lessons on Success - Taken from Youth Sports Training
Most professional trainers - whether they are fitness gurus or sports performance experts - may not ever take the time to realize that much of what we hold true and dear in our pursuits of enhancing both the health and [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 8th June 2010 by Eric Cressey

Today’s guest blog comes from Brian Grasso, the director of the International Youth Conditioning Association.

The Slow Cook Way to Young Athlete Training
The long-term approach to youth fitness and sport training is an essential ingredient and critical component of understanding how to work with clients in this very sensitive demographic.  Fitness Professionals must learn to appreciate [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Brian Grasso, High Performance Training, Youth Resistance Training, Youth Sports
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Posted on Tuesday, 11th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

I spent this past weekend both attending and speaking at big sports medicine conference organized by Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School.  Given that it’s baseball season, and the event’s organizers are all also on staff with the Boston Red Sox, a big focus of the event was the diagnosis, treatment, and causes [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Baseball Workouts, High Performance Training, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Mike Reinold, Optimal Shoulder Performance, Pitching Injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Throw Baseball Faster, Weight Training Baseball, Youth Sports
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Posted on Monday, 3rd May 2010 by Eric Cressey

Today’s guest blog comes from Brian Grasso.
The Youth Fitness and Sports Training explosion has happened.
More than $4 billion are pumped into the niches of personalized training and coaching for young people every year in the United States alone (Wall Street Journal, November 2004) and roughly 1 million kids and teens hired a Personal Trainer in [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Brian Grasso, High Performance Training, Sports Injuries, Sports Specialization, Youth Resistance Training, Youth Sports
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Posted on Thursday, 4th September 2008 by Eric Cressey

I’m actually publishing this at about 11:30PM on a Thursday night, but I guess that’s close enough to Friday. It’s going to be a busy Friday and then I’m headed to Maine with my girlfriend for a wedding (not ours).
1. Speaking of weddings, congratulations to CP staff member Brian St. Pierre, who got engaged [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Fantasy Football, Magnificent Mobility, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Treadmill, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine, Youth Sports
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Posted on Tuesday, 26th August 2008 by Eric Cressey

On the radio this morning, they were talking all about this 9-year-old in Connecticut who was banned from his little league for being too good. Yes, folks, you read that correctly; we’re discouraging achievement and instead rewarding and encouraging mediocrity.
To illustrate my point…
When I was in elementary school, I played the trumpet. I [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Eric Cressey, Little League, Magnificent Mobility, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine, Youth Sports
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Posted on Saturday, 15th March 2008 by Eric Cressey

Thanks for your great articles and for the guidance you provide here.
I’m planning to buy your Ultimate Off-Season Training Manual and had asked a question over on EricCressey.com and Omri asked me to post it here:
I have enjoyed lifting for the past 30 years and now my 11 and 12-year-old nephews are training with me [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Magnificent Mobility, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Strength Training, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Weight Training, Workout Program, Workout Routine, Youth Sports
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Posted on Thursday, 28th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

Click the link below to view an hour-long interview I did on the Audrey Hall Show alongside Rich Gedman (former Red Sox catcher and current manager of the Worcester Tornadoes) and Bunky Smith (head coach of Framingham’s American Legion Team) on the topic of youth baseball training.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137806189/bclid1408993191/bctid1424672868?src=rss

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