Month: July 2015

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Technique Tuesday: How to Keep Your Knees Out while Squatting

This week’s Technique Tuesday (brought to you by CSP Mass) is all about how to keep your knees out while squatting. Lord knows I’ve struggled with this issue before (read about how I fixed my squat problems here, here and here), but with a little focus and patience, it can be fixed. Check it out: And don’t …

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The Last Word on Lats

The fitness world is exceptionally prone to the overreaction/under-reaction phenomenon. That is, fitness-minded people often fall victim to an all-or-nothing view of certain foods, exercises or training methodologies. Remember how scary dietary fat was in the 80’s? How about evil carbs in the 2000’s? Spinal flexion sure was terrible 10 years ago, but now extension …

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Technique Tuesdays – Elbow Position During Squats

Hey all. I’m pumped to announce that we’re starting a new Facebook initiative at Cressey Sports Performance where we’ll crank out a handful of new videos each week featuring a different member of the staff. My video series will be Technique Tuesdays where I’ll discuss different aspects of powerlifting and how to improve your technique on …

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