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An Audio Interview with EC
Kaiser Serajuddin interviewed me on a variety of fitness industry business topics - from licensure possibilities, to semi-private training, to word-of-mouth growth. Check it out at the following link: Clearing the Air with Eric Cressey
Maximum Strength Feedback: 4/23/09
I got this email over the weekend from a recent finisher of the Maximum Strength Program: "Eric, Here are my results on the Maximum Strength program. Packing Day Standing Broad Jump: 80 inches Bench Press: 225 lbs Box Squat: 295 [...]
Stuff You Should Read (and Watch): 4/21/09
To kick off the week, I thought I'd give you a quick heads-up on some stuff you ought to read: What Your Doc Doesn't Know About Weightlifting - This great piece is from Nikhil Rao, an avid weight trainer who [...]
EC is Getting Hitched, so You’re Getting a Discount
It was a big weekend up in my neck of the woods. The Red Sox swept the Orioles, and the Bruins went up 2-0 in their playoff series. The Celtics are up tonight as they try to even their series [...]
Random Friday Thoughts: 4/17/09
1. Tonight, my girlfriend and I are headed up to Maine for the weekend. I am giving two presentations tomorrow at the NSCA Maine Symposium. Lucky for me, both presentations are on topics that have been big interests to me: [...]
I’ll admit it: this week was lame.
I got back late from Easter and pulled a blog together at the last minute on Monday morning - hoping to just kick the can down the road to a big Tuesday night blog (was out of town all day [...]
Avoiding Tendinopathies by Reallocating Stress
Avoiding Tendinopathies by Reallocating Stress In a previous newsletter, I wrote about how people become symptomatic for some musculoskeletal problem because numerous issues have collectively brought them to the threshold where pain kicks in. If you haven't read it, definitely [...]
Doga? Seriously?
Over the course of my lifetime, there have been some memorable moments of stupidity. We watched schools outlaw dodgeball because it was too violent. We just saw four Somalian pirates think that they can take on the most powerful Navy [...]
Hip Pain In Athletes: Understanding Femoral Anterior Glide Syndrome
Hip pain - particularly of the anterior (front of the hip) variety - is a very common problem in the weight training population. In her book, Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes, Shirley Sahrmann discusses Femoral Anterior Glide Syndrome [...]
