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at the following link:
http://ericcressey.com/feed
We're all switched over and this blog will self-destruct in less than a week...
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It's going to be a quick one today, as I've been down with the flu bug over the past few days and have a lot going on...
1. Tony's out of town and Pete's out of the office today, so I'm the lone captain of the Cressey Performance ship.
2. It looks like we're going to be making the big switch over to the new website this weekend. So, the next ...
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Going in to Monday night's game, I was trailing by 16 points with only my QB, Kurt Warner, still to go. He didn't disappoint, putting 25 points on the board with 328 yards passing and three touchdowns. After this, he had this to say about being a part of my fantasy football team (he refers to it is the "franchise" and the "organ...
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I've gotten several emails over the past week from folks who read the following article in the New York Times:
Stretching: The Truth
You know what the questions were? I'll tell you (paraphrased):
"Didn't you already talk about this in your Magnificent Mobility DVD?"
Yes, as a matter of fact; we did. And,the MM DVD was filmed in N...
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1. I'm driving down to Connecticut today, and then going the rest of the way to Long Island for the Major League Strength Coaches Clinic this weekend. I'm excited to present, talk shop, see some old friends, and make excessive use of the phrases:
a. "You have to train ass to throw gas."
b. "You can't steal second with your foot ...
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“As someone who has both rehabbed injured athletes and trained healthy people for over 18 years, I can honestly say that Eric Cressey’s The Truth about Unstable Surface Training is a breath of fresh air.
"Being a certified athletic trainer and a strength and conditioning coach has afforded me a unique perspective in the traini...
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Q: I have rigid supinated feet that seem to aggravate my Achilles which keeps me from performing my HIIT on a treadmill.
What can I do to overcome this? (I am expecting you to tell me to run on a track)
By the way, I bought your Maximum Strength book and I am working my way through it. I wish I had you for a strength coach when I was in high ...
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....Greg Olsen of the Chicago Bears as the newest representative of the "Eric Cressey's Tight Ends Can't Score Points Club." I lost 73-72 this week and he scored me a whopping one point.
The only thing more pathetic than losing to someone who puts just 73 points on the board is delayed-onset muscle soreness from bowling. And, yes, t...
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Q: Mr. Cressey,
I was given your name and website from my massage therapist, who is a big fan of yours. I was wondering what your opinion is about when a child should start muscle strength training (not weight training) for baseball? I have a 10-year old son who pitches and I always worry about his shoulder since I have had to have surgery o...
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It's Halloween, and as you're reading this, I'm down in Georgia for baseball stuff. Because I'm actually writing this on Tuesday night, it's hard to get in the mood and be spooky, but I'll do my best.
1. I'll be doing a LOT of baseball seminars over the next few months: November 8-9 (NY), December 14-16 (TX), January 30 (MA), and February 14 (...
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I just received this email from a happy Maximum Strength customer:
“I just did my post-testing two weeks ago after the Maximum Strength Program. I thought you might want to know the results:
OLD Lifts | NEW Lifts
Box Squat: 315 | 345
Deadlift: 365 | 385
Military Press: 160 | 175
[note from EC: I guess he opted to test this instead o...
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Q: A lot of strength coaches and athletes (myself included) utilize variations of the box squat. I've heard other strength coaches (one in particular) indicate that it does not fully stimulate/activate the piriformis.
What are your thoughts on the issue of the box vs. free squat in terms of advantages and disadvantages? I currently utilize bot...
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Let's just say that I had my worst point total (79) of the year - yet still managed to defeat Tony. I was already up 53-49 going into Monday Night's game, and Reggie Wayne, LenDale White, Bo Scaife, and Adam Vinatieri didn't do much for me. So, you could say that I beat Tony with four fewer players. Effectively, you could say that Tony's fanta...
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I consider myself very fortunate to not only have a good-sized newsletter list, but also to have such a knowledgeable collection of readers who share some awesome feedback with me. After last week's newsletter on the current status of the fitness industry, I got this great email from Nick Beatty, and he agreed to let me reprint it here, as I th...
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I'm headed down to Maryland today for my longtime friend Greg's wedding. It'll be quite a car ride, but luckily, I've got my girlfriend to keep me company. Of course, I don't know why any of you would care, but I was a little short on introductory content this week, so you had to put up with my senseless rambling. Sorry about that.
1. Speaki...
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Mark Comerford made a really good point last weekend when he was talking about differentiating between neck and shoulder-related upper extremity pain. In many cases, the symptoms are very similar. For instance, both labral problems and cervical spine impingement can cause numbness into the lower arm. And, both rotator cuff tendinopathies and ...
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...that I'm not even going to give them the honor of mentioning them in this week. I'll just say that Reggie Wayne and Greg Jennings are off my Christmas Card list.
To salvage some self-respect, I'll just post a testimonial from Chad Waterbury on my new e-book:
"Cressey's excellent book, The Truth About Unstable Surface Training, is a ro...
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1. This has been quite possibly the busiest week of my career, and it won't be slowing down over the next two weeks, as I'm heading to Baltimore, Miami, and Atlanta in three separate trips. We will persevere with this blog, though...
Factor in that I was up until the wee hours of the morning last night watching the Sox pull off without a doubt...
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For the record, my money was on Svetlana the entire time - even if this is the most moronic thing I've ever seen. They ought to do this daily to study ACL injury mechanisms...
Russian Stiletto Race @ Yahoo! Video
For those who want more of the background on why I hate high heels, check out the sarcastic and educational previous blog posts on...
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Last week, I published a guest blog on the topic of intermittent fasting. Brad Pilon, Author of Eat Stop Eat, contacted me shortly thereafter with respect to the previous blog in question, and I encouraged him to pull together a submission of his own on the topic. I’m all for hearing all sides of every argument – and you can find B...
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