Common Arm Care Mistakes: Installment 5
It's been over a month since I posted an update to this series, so with the baseball season underway, I thought I'd get back to it - and focus on something we see as an in-season problem: Pitchers not [...]
Aspiring Fitness Professionals: You’re Already Coaching Inspirational Athletes
Today's guest post comes from Pete Dupuis, my business partner of seven years at Cressey Performance. In addition to serving as our business director, Pete oversees our internship program and has a great perspective on how many aspiring fitness [...]
Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 3/3/14
Happy March, everyone. I just got back from a weekend in Nashville to watch the Vanderbilt/Stanford baseball series, so I'm playing a bit of catch-up as I get back to the office. Vanderbilt swept the series, and our Cressey [...]
Quick and Easy Ways to Feel and Move Better: Installment 56
We're lucky to have Cressey Performance coach Andrew Zomberg filling in for this week's collection of quick tips for your nutrition and strength and conditioning programs. Here we go! 1. Own the weight/movement during execution. Far too often, I [...]
6 More Random Thoughts on Sports Performance Training
I published a "Random Thoughts" article two weeks ago and it was really popular, so I figured I'd throw up another "brain dump" here. 1. I think it's important to differentiate between an athlete's 1-rep max (1RM) weight and [...]
Baseball Strength and Conditioning: In-Season Insights
Spring training is underway. College baseball has two weekends in the books. High school teams in warm weather climates have been going for a month, and some schools in the Northeast actually start today. So, it should come as [...]
Quick and Easy Ways to Feel and Move Better: Installment 55
Thanks to Cressey Performance Coach Greg Robins, here are some strength and conditioning tips to kick off the weekend: 1. Try this convenient way to massage your upper traps. In my never-ending quest to make my neck disappear, my [...]
Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 2/20/14
Here's this week's list of recommended strength and conditioning reading: Long-Term Athletic Development and the ABCs of Training - This was an awesome article from US Lacrosse, but it applies to all sports. It closely reflects our approach to [...]
Coaching Cues to Make Your Strength and Conditioning Programs More Effective – Installment 8
It's time for the eighth installment of my series on coaching cues. Try putting these three cues to work for you. 1. Bear hug a tree. I love anti-rotation chops as a way to train rotary core stability. Unfortunately, [...]
7 Random Thoughts on Sports Performance Training
It's been a while since I posted one of my "Random Thoughts" pieces, so here are seven things that came to mind yesterday. 1. After the initial year or so of “organized” strength training, athletes don’t get hurt because [...]
