Sturdy Shoulders, Big Bench

Anthony Lucia is a guy who came to Cressey Performance just over eight weeks ago with some chronic, painful shoulder issues – and he had just pre-tested for the Maximum Strength program. I gave him some takeaway mobility and soft [...]

By |2008-09-22T21:26:00-04:00September 22, 2008|Blog|3 Comments

Just One Missing Piece…

Each day, on my drive to work, I pass a series of traffic lights right where Rt. 16 in Somerville/Cambridge enters into Rt. 2, a pretty major pseudo-expressway here in Greater Boston. Without fail, at each traffic light, homeless folks [...]

By |2008-09-15T08:37:00-04:00September 15, 2008|Blog|0 Comments

The Empty Can

Q: A trainer at my gym was telling me that the best way for a bodybuilding competitor to perform lateral raises was to execute them in or slightly behind the frontal plane and in the "empty-can" hand position (he said [...]

By |2008-09-11T08:41:00-04:00September 11, 2008|Baseball, Blog|3 Comments

I Love Emails Like This…

Over a year ago, I wrote an article called Are You Doing Stupid Stuff in the Gym? In that article, I made a somewhat bold statement that seemed to ruffle some feathers: "I've said it before and I'll say it [...]

By |2008-09-10T08:21:00-04:00September 10, 2008|Blog|5 Comments

Core Training Improvisation

Q: I'm about to start Phase 2 of Maximum Strength and I'm wondering if there's a recommended substitute for the bar rollout. The plates at my gym aren't completely round. Should I suck it up and buy an ab wheel [...]

By |2008-09-08T08:29:00-04:00September 8, 2008|Blog|0 Comments

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