Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 3/27/19
I hope you’re having a great week. Here’s a little recommended reading and listening to get you through your Wednesday!
7 Tips for Training Around Lower Back Pain – Mike Robertson outlines some great suggestions for anyone (which is most people) who has struggled with lower back pain at some point or another.
Eccentric Hamstrings Loading for Strength, Hypertrophy, and Injury Prevention – This was a pretty thorough article from Dean Somerset that includes plenty of videos of exercise options to take care of those hammies.
Atomic Habits – I just finished up this audiobook by James Clear. If you’ve read “The Power of Habit,” this is a good follow-up that builds on its concepts. I particularly like the “Habits + Deliberate Practice = Mastery” equation.
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This offseason video from @Max_Scherzer is a reminder that actively pulling into the front hip is a big part of driving elite rotational power. Back hip loading + good direction + hip/shoulder separation + solid core control + front leg bracing = 🔥 @FlatgroundApp @PitchingNinja pic.twitter.com/SOkqX8DbUu
— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) March 9, 2019
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