I hope that everyone had a good weekend – and that our readers who are all safe in light of Hurricane Irma. Here’s a little recommended reading/listening to kick off your week. Before I get to it, though, I should give a friendly reminder that each month, Cressey Sports Performance staff and I upload webinars, in-services, exercise demonstrations, and articles to Elite Training Mentorship. This is a super affordable and thorough continuing education resource that is updated regularly, and I’d encourage you to check it out HERE.

Why “Just Stretch Your Hamstrings” is Bad Advice – This article is a few weeks old, but I’d forgotten to add it to our weekly collection when I first came across it in mid-August. As always, Doug Kechijian hit several nails on the head.

Hip CARs in the Push-up Position – This is a great video Cressey Sports Performance coach Frank Duffy posted recently. It’s an excellent example of the interaction between hip mobility and core stability.

7 Ways to Get Strong Outside the Sagittal Plane – I reincarnated this old article from my archives yesterday, as I think it’s a collection of important progressions for rotational sport athletes as they kick off the offseason.

Top Tweet of the Week

Accommodating resistances can make exercises safer for tall lifters by deloading movements at vulnerable positions. https://t.co/tFiYPTklay pic.twitter.com/mp5LXLIl72

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) September 10, 2017

Top Instagram Post of the Week

 

The popularity of this Tweet got me thinking and led to an even more popular blog post on the topic. Check out “The Success is in the Struggle” at the link in my bio. #cspfamily #coaching #sportsperformance #SportsMedicine

A post shared by Eric Cressey (@ericcressey) on Sep 8, 2017 at 6:43am PDT

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