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Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 5/4/20
Here’s a list of recommended reading/listening since our last update on this front.
EC on the Vigor Life Podcast – I recently joined my buddy Luka Hocevar on his podcast to talk about career development and the skill sets fitness professionals will need for the future.
Athletic Shoulders with Eric Cressey – I was also a guest on the Science for Sport Podcast, where we discussed preparing shoulders for competition, and touched on the difference between the private sector and working for a team.
Youth Single-Sports Specialization in Professional Baseball Players – This study was recently published in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, and it shows the early specialization isn’t the right path for developing a professional athlete. I thought that the most interesting part of the study was Figure 5, the Reasons for Single-Sport Specialization. It’s implied that pressure from parents and coaches isn’t a leading cause of early specialization, but I have a hard time believing that kids specializing before age 14 make that decision all on their own, and without outside influence.
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