16×16 Sled Madness
In place of Random Friday Thoughts this week, we've got Random Late Thursday Afternoon Madness. Here's how it works: 1. Sled (on the floor, not turf) with four plates on it 2. Four guys (in this case, Tony, Pete, and [...]
Stuff You Should Read: 2/26/09
This week, I encourage you to check out: 1. Why wait to repair an ACL? 2. 5 Keys to Bulletproofing Your Knees 3. The Agenda and Line-up for the 2009 MGH Sports Medicine Conference at which I'll be speaking alongside [...]
Two New EC Contributions from Yesterday
Two pieces on which I contributed were published yesterday. Check them out: The World's Best Trainers and Coaches Share Their Best Tips and Resources to Make You a Better Professional Mythbusters
Big Bench to Bigger Bench: Maximum Strength Feedback – 2/24/09
I just received an email from another satisfied Maximum Strength customer. Steve made great progress overall, but to take an already-great bench and add 15 pounds to it in four months with no change in body weight after 10 years [...]
Barefoot Weight Training Guidelines
Q: I know that you're a bid advocate of including barefoot weight training in your strength and conditioning programs. What in general is your "shoeless" policy with your athletes, if any? A: Yes, we use a lot of barefoot weight [...]
Random Friday Thoughts: 2/20/09
Let's get right to it... 1. Here's a link to a great news story about Cressey Performance athlete Olympic Bobsled hopeful Bree Schaaf: Bree Schaff hopes to be on US Olympic Bobsled Team 2. Here's this week's mind-numbing personal trainer [...]
Stuff You Should Read: 2/19/09
Recommendations for the Week: 1. Inefficiency vs. Pathology 2. Preventing Plantar Fasciitis 3. And, you need to watch this video of a kid who just got drugged up at the dentist. It's priceless.
PrecisionNutrition.com: A Day in the Life of Eric Cressey…
Hey Gang, A few months ago, Precision Nutrition contributor Erin Weiss-Trainor tracked me down for an interview of sorts where she inquired about what goes on in a day in the life of Eric Cressey. It includes training, nutrition, and [...]
Medicine Ball Madness
EricCressey.com Subscriber-Only Q&A Q: My question pertains to medicine ball workouts for pitchers. Are they only off-season training drills, or can I do them with my pitchers between starts? And, are there good ones for pitchers arms, in particular? [...]
The Most Detailed Maximum Strength Feedback To-Date
I received this email from Kevin Miller, a high school strength and conditioning coach in Pennsylvania, who recently completed the Maximum Strength program: I recently completed the 16 week Maximum Strength program by Eric Cressey, and I wanted to give [...]
