Everybody wants a bigger bench press. And if you want a big bench press, you need big triceps. And if you want big triceps, you’d better read my latest article on Stack.com. Don’t be fooled by the skinny, polo-and-Vibrams-wearing trainer who says that arm exercises aren’t “functional.” Avoiding direct arm work is a surefire way …
Most of my personal training clients exercise first thing in the morning. This means waking up anywhere between 4 and 6 a.m. And not surprisingly, when waking up at the ass crack of dawn, making and eating a healthy breakfast sounds like an insurmountable challenge. Now I’m not going to lie and tell you that …
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Have you ever thrown an ice pack on sore muscles or achy joints, thinking you were helping the healing process? Did you ever stop to think that maybe you were HURTING – not helping – your recovery? This sounds like heresy to many athletes and sports medicine practitioners, but it’s the stone cold truth: ice …
If you play a sport that doesn’t require you to spend significant time on one leg, you’re not playing a real sport. Running, jumping, cutting, kicking and throwing all require the legs to act independently of one another to create speed and power. So if you’re not performing single leg exercises in the weight room, you’re …
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I could never fit everything I’ve learned at Cressey Sports Performance into a couple of blog posts. But over the past few months, I’ve consolidated the most important things I’ve learned into nine traits of great coaches. In part three of this mini-series (read parts one and two here), I’ll cover the final three characteristics that …
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In part one of this post, I shared three things that great coaches do to go above and beyond. Here are three more things I’ve learned during my internship at Cressey Sports Performance that have helped me become a better coach. 4. GREAT COACHES REMEMBER NAMES Have you ever met someone only to have them forget …
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I’m continually blown away by how quickly things can change. As I write this, I just got home from day one of the Elite Baseball Mentorship at Cressey Sports Performance, just in time to catch the second half of the Patriots-Broncos game. A few weeks ago, who could have imagined New England going from four straight weeks …
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