Random Friday Thoughts: 7/17/09
1. I started this week off with a bang with a few good (and goofy) YouTube clips in my newsletter, so there's no reason to shy away from a continuation of the awesomeness in this blog. 2. Tony Gentilcore got [...]
Want to Get Strong? Quit Switching Strength Training Programs Every Week.
Day in and day out, I see loads of athletes and regular fitness enthusiasts who have hit plateaus in their quest to get stronger, bigger, and leaner - or run into injury issues. Each situation is unique, but one thing [...]
Stuff You Should Read: 7/15/09
Here's a collection of stuff I encourage you to check out this week: The Return of BSP - I really enjoyed CP staff member Brian St. Pierre's latest blog post on supplements. Some people just need a smack in the [...]
Pain with Horizontal or Vertical Pushing?
Last week, I published a post on shoulder issues with overhead pressing, and got two good comments as replies: 1. In HS I separated my AC joint during the first game of junior year. I played the rest of the [...]
The Two Year Mark
Today marks two years to the day since Cressey Performance opened. Looking at some relatively recent research, you'll find that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that 34% of small business start-ups are no longer in existence two years [...]
Random Friday Thoughts: 7/10/09
Here I sit at my desk on a Friday morning in an empty, 100% quiet Cressey Performance. I'm not sure that's ever happened before - and it won't last long, as clients start rolling in about 23 minutes from now. [...]
Turning off the Stupid…
Some of you probably already know that one of the reasons I became a "shoulder guy" was because my right shoulder is a piece of garbage thanks to my youth tennis career. I was scheduled for a surgery back in [...]
You Ain’t Got No Meat — Build Up Your “Mirror Muscles”
Feel like swallowing some bitter truth today? Okay Spunky, first strip down to your Power Rangers shorts. Now grab a compact from your girlfriend's purse and sashay over to the full-length mirror on the back of her bedroom door. Face [...]
Building Vibrant Health: Part 3
Today is the third part of a guest blog series from Eric Talmant. In case you missed them, check out Part 1 and Part 2. Building Vibrant Health: Part 3 By: Eric Talmant I am a human being. I am [...]
Newsletter 162
Tis the Season...for Spondylolysis? I've written previously about the prevalence of spondylolysis (lumbar fractures) in young athletes - and particularly those in rotational sports. You can read my in-depth newsletter on the problem HERE. It's a huge problem in young [...]
