Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 11/7/17

Written on November 7, 2017 at 5:11 am, by Eric Cressey

I hope you all had a great weekend. I just got back in the wee hours of Monday morning after teaching a shoulder course in Atlanta, so the new content at EricCressey.com will come in a day or two.

In the meantime, here's some recommended reading for the week:

The Power of Moments - If you've followed me for any length of time, you'll know that I'm a fan of Chip and Dan Heath's writing. This book is no exception, and for any of the fitness entrepreneurs (or any entrepreneurs) out there, I'd call it a must-read.

What Really Constitutes Functional Balance Training? - I had a discussion with another coach the other day about how to approach balance training in athletes, and it reminded me of this old blog of mine. 

Skill Acquisition Considerations for Athletes - These are lecture notes from a recent presentation Nick Winkelman delivered, and they're absolutely outstanding. I'd call this a must-read for any coach.

Top Tweet of the Week

Front Squats + Chin-ups = very underrated pairing if you want to get in a quick lift.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) November 5, 2017

Top Instagram Post of the Week

 

Here’s a new plyo we have been playing around with, courtesy of @cresseysportsperformance Florida co-founder @shanerye17. The lateral box jump with single-leg landing is a sagittal plane drill with a frontal plane bias. Reds pitcher Sarkis Ohanian makes it look easy, but it’s actually a challenging progression for most athletes. #plyometrics #plyometric #cspfamily #jupiterfl #jupiterflorida #reds

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