I hope you've had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. To kick it off, here's a little recommended reading and listening:

Relationship Between Range of Motion, Strength, Motor Control, Power, and the Tennis Serve in Competitive-Level Tennis Players: A Pilot Study - This research study was just published in the past few months, and it once again demonstrates that sagittal plane power exercises (e.g., broad jump) don't predict performance in rotational sport activities (e.g., tennis serve). I've been saying this for close to a decade: power is plane-specific! If you're looking for more details on this topic, here's where I first put it out there: What I Learned in 2010.

Andy McCloy on the Physical Preparation Podcast - I was a huge fan of Andy's first appearance on Mike Robertson's podcast, and this sequel didn't disappoint, either.

Frank Duffy on the Robby Row Show - Cressey Sports Performance coach Frank Duffy was a guest on Robby Rowland's podcast to discuss Functional Range Conditioning concepts and how we apply them with our baseball players.

Top Tweet of the Week

This is the point in the offseason when some players realize that "Just rest it" turned out to be bad advice. Rest might help to resolve the medical diagnosis (pathology), but it won't do anything to resolve the underlying movement diagnosis that actually caused the pathology.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) November 19, 2018

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When it comes to scapulohumeral rhythm (how the shoulder blade and upper arm collaborate), “smooth” is the name of the game. This is why we want our yoga push-ups to be one polished movement instead of two separate segments (push-up to downward dog). Thanks to @mattsolter for the demo! #cspfamily

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I hope you all had a great weekend. My kids are officially old enough that we can actually fill an entire weekend with friends' birthday parties, so that's what we did. Before I get to the recommended reading and listening for the week, I wanted to give you a quick heads-up that we'll be doing a baseball development workshop at our Jupiter, FL facility on October 19. It's only $20 to attend, and all proceeds will benefit charity. You can learn more at the following link:

The Building a Better Baseball Athlete Workshop

Certified Speed and Agility Specialist Course - Lee Taft is a go-to guy when it comes to speed and agility education, and this awesome certification demonstrates why. It was filmed at Cressey Sports Performance and was mandatory viewing for our entire staff. It's on sale for $100 off this week, so I wanted to give you a heads-up.

The Ideal Business Show with Andy McCloy - This Pat Rigsby podcast with Andy McCloy was outstanding. If you're interested in the business side of fitness, definitely give it a listen.

5 Things That Might Surprise You About Our Baseball Strength and Conditioning Programs - With the professional baseball offseason at hand, it seemed like a good time to reincarnate this from the archives.

Top Tweet of the Week

Top 4 starting pitchers in WHIP in baseball have HUGE variations in mechanics. So why are mechanics the first thing "fixed" in pro ball? pic.twitter.com/1YYRabCxjR

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) September 22, 2017

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The 1-leg anti-rotation side-to-side scoop toss is a new single-leg balance progression we're using. Here, @terpsbaseball commit @smburkey3 makes it look easy...after a few tries. 👇 Most athletes are best off starting with a 4lb medicine ball, and we'll progress them up to 6-8 pounders later. They can also increase the speed of movement and force of the throws as progressions. 👍 @perform_better #medicineball #cspfamily #medball #balancetraining #performbetter #strengthandconditioning #SportsMedicine

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