Over a decade of coaching team sport athletes, powerlifters and everyone in between, I’ve seen my share of injuries and the ways in which strength coaches can help athletes return to their sport. It’s not the coach’s job to fix or prevent injuries, but the way we coach and program for our lifters can play …
Face pulls get lumped into the “shoulder health” category, but when you really break it down, the rotator cuff doesn’t get a ton of stimulus if you perform the exercise the traditional way. Usually it just turns into a glorified row or lat pulldown. That’s fine for upper back strength, but if it’s cuff strength …
Technique Tuesday: Face Pulls for Shoulder Health Read More »
This week’s Technique Tuesday covers cable chops and lifts, a group of anterior core exercises that we use all the time at Cressey Sports Performance. Along with hammering the abs from multiple directions, cable chops and lifts encourage good shoulder motion, which is ideal for our baseball players and powerlifter alike. In this video specifically, …
Technique Tuesday: Cable Chops and Lifts for Core and Shoulder Stability Read More »
This week’s Technique Tuesday covers overhead carries, which we use all the time with our baseball players at Cressey Sports Performance. Turns out they’re not just for overhead athletes and actually fit perfectly in a general fitness routine or a powerlifting-focused program. I’ll cover three types of overhead carries that we frequently use and how they’ll …
Technique Tuesday: Overhead Carries – Not Just for Baseball Players Read More »
Since I started working at Cressey Sports Performance about a year ago, I’ve learned more than I ever could have imagined about the human shoulder, and there’s a lot more to learn. The knowledge I’ve gained has helped me better assess clients for shoulder dysfunction and write better exercise programs to improve and sustain shoulder …
MyFitnessPal: 5 Moves for Strong and Healthy Shoulders Read More »
We all know the famous quote by bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman: “Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but nobody wanna lift this heavy-ass weight.” But something similar could be said about the bench press: “Everybody wanna bench press a house, but nobody wanna take care of their broken-ass shoulders.” Lots of people have really lousy posture …
