I hope you’ve had a good week. To kick off your weekend on the right foot, I’ve got some good reading from around the strength and conditioning world.

First, though, I just wanted to give you a heads-up that I’ll be speaking at Pitchapalooza near Nashville in early December as part of an awesome lineup. You can learn more HERE.

Maximum Strength Training for Tennis: Why You Should Do It – Matt Kuzdub authored a great guest post for EricCressey.com a few months ago, and this was another recent post of his in the tennis world. Much it it could be applied to other sports as well.

Your Glutes Probably Aren’t to Blame for Sore Knees, but They Could Still Be Stronger – Here’s a solid dose of reality with some actionable strategies from Dean Somerset.

5 Great Analogies for Training Baseball Players – A big part of getting results is clearing communicating with athletes, and analogies are an invaluable way of doing so. This article outlines some of my favorites for working with a baseball population.

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I wanted to introduce you to a new exercise we’ve been playing around with lately. I thought up the bent-over thoracic spine rotation with hip hinge because I was looking for a way for athletes to avoid compensatory movements as we worked on thoracic spine mobility in the standing position. Essentially, you’ll often see folks with limited thoracic spine mobility move East-West with the hips or laterally flex through the spine as they try to find motion in spite of their limitations. By pushing the butt back to the wall, we effectively block off compensatory hip motion (and work on a better hip hinge pattern at the same time). #cspfamily

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