Breathe Better, Move Better!
Earlier this week, I posted a video on different ways to look at upper body pressing. In light of the great feedback I received, I have another one for you. Today, I’m going to talk about breathing, a topic that [...]
Kicking off a Big Week of Video Content
Over the past year, I’ve been working long and hard to create my newest resource, The High Performance Handbook. It’ll be out next week, but as a “precursor” to its release, I’ve got some awesome video content for you this [...]
Pitching Performance: Understanding Trunk Position at Foot Strike – Part 3
Today marks the third installment of this series on trunk position at foot strike during the pitching delivery. In case you missed them, be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2. In those installments, we outlined the [...]
Pitching Performance: Understanding Trunk Position at Foot Strike – Part 2
Today is part 2 of a collaborative series on a key portion of the pitching delivery from Matt Blake and me. In case you missed part 1, you can check it out here. In today's installment, Matt delves into [...]
Pitching Performance: Understanding Trunk Position at Foot Strike – Part 1
Cressey Performance Pitching Coordinator Matt Blake and I collaborated on today's piece, which kicks off a three-part series. I think you'll find it to be a great example of how crucial it is for pitching experts and strength and [...]
Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 10/4/13
Here's this week's list of recommended strength and conditioning reading: Elite Training Mentorship - In this month's update, I go into a ton of detail with a video on scapular assessment and its implications for program design and coaching. [...]
Categorizing Core Stability Exercises: Not As Easy As One Might Think
Most people try to segment their core stability work into multiple categories when they are writing strength and conditioning programs. As I discuss and demonstrate in today's video, though, they aren't as easy to subdivide as one might think: [...]
Upper Body Self Myofascial Release Precautions
If you've read just about any of my writing, you likely know that I'm a big fan of various forms of soft tissue work. Obviously, there's foam rolling for our more "diffuse" work, but a lot of people also use [...]
Upcoming Seminar: Using Medical and Sports Science for Injury Prevention in Sports: The Throwing Athlete
I just wanted to give you a quick heads-up that I'll be presenting at a conference at Children's Hospital here in Massachusetts on October 13 alongside Mike Reinold, Tom House, and several other great presenters. For more information or to [...]
Coaching Cues to Make Your Strength and Conditioning Programs More Effective – Installment 7
It's been a while since we covered some strength training coaching cues that you'll want to have in your back pocket, so here's installment 7. 1. Follow your hand with your eyes. It goes without saying the improving thoracic [...]
