The Glute Ham Raise might be the ultimate lower body accessory exercise, but if you don’t have the equipment, Nordic Hamstring Curls are your best bet. This week’s Technique Tuesday shows you how to set up and execute this brutal posterior chain movement for a better backside. I love Nordic Hamstring Curls because they’re eccentric-focused …
“Elbows up! Elbows up!” You hear this yelled in every weight room on the planet when someone is doing front squats. The intent is to keep the lifter from falling forward, but does it really accomplish that? The answer is yes and no, but in my experience, mostly no. This week’s Technique Tuesday explains why …
Technique Tuesday: Cueing Thoracic Extension during Front Squats Read More »
The goblet position is a go-to tool that works for countless exercises and people of any fitness level. A favorite for beginners, the goblet position helps strengthen the abs and lower back while taking stress off the shoulders. For that reason, we use it a ton with our baseball players at Cressey Sports Performance. Even …
Technique Tuesday: 3 Cues to Improve Your Goblet Position Read More »
The Bench T-Spine Mobilization is one of my favorite mobility/stability drills. It does a little bit of everything: gives a good stretch in the lats and triceps, teaches good anterior core stiffness and grooves a hip hinge pattern. However, it’s not completely obvious how to make the movement more challenging. Look no further. This week’s …
Technique Tuesday: Progressing the Bench T-Spine Mobilization Read More »
Corner rows provide a great alternative to the bent-over row. They crush your upper back without taxing your lower back nearly as much, which is always a plus. However, given the somewhat awkward setup, corner rows are often done incorrectly. This week’s Techinque Tuesday gives you a rundown of how to set up and perform …
The Bulgarian split squat is brutal in every sense of the word. They’re tough to perform and they’ll make you walk like a baby giraffe, but that’s part of what makes them great. What’s NOT great is trying to set up for the Bulgarian split squat and flopping around like a fish out of water. Without …
Technique Tuesday: Dialing in Your Bulgarian Split Squat Set-Up Read More »
Push-ups can get really ugly really fast if they’re not coached properly. And often times we use push-ups with beginners because their fairly basic – or so it’s thought. Push-ups are actually pretty tough, and if you overload a beginner with tons of verbal cues (i.e. “tuck your elbows,” “make a double chin,” “brace your …
Technique Tuesday: 3 Environmental Cues to Fix Your Push-Ups Read More »
People are always looking for ways to make planks harder, and today’s Technique Tuesday will show you how to do exactly that. And we’re not going the obvious route of adding weight or increasing the time of the set. Instead, we’re attacking three less-talked-about areas to increase the difficulty of the exercise. We’ll look at: …
Single leg exercises are a staple in our programming at Cressey Sports Performance. Whether you’re a baseball player, powerlifter or just want to move better, single leg work builds coordination and stability where you need it most. The 1-leg Romanian deadlift (1-leg RDL for short) is one of our favorites. But learning the 1-leg RDL …
Technique Tuesday: Troubleshooting the 1-Leg RDL Read More »
Gripping a barbell is simple, but you’d be surprised how many lifters I coach who don’t know how to hold a kettlebell. This week’s Technique Tuesday explains an extremely common kettlebell grip mistake and how to fix it to improve your: Front rack position Cleans Presses Snatches Watch this video to learn how to hold …
