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ThePTDC – How to Design Better Warm Ups for Small Group Training Programs

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We’re best known for training baseball players at Cressey Sports Performance, so not everyone knows that we also run a kickass bootcamp-style group exercise program called CSP Strength Camps. I credit much of my growth as a coach to shadowing Strength Camp coordinator George Kalantzis during bootcamp as an intern. He taught me that personal training is one …

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Cressey Sports Performance Round Table: Carving Your Path as a Strength Coach

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This week at Cressey Sports Performance Massachusetts, we received an email from an athlete looking to pursue a career in fitness when his playing days are over. This is a common scenario and one to which many athletes-turned-coaches can relate. Here’s the email (edited slightly to protect privacy): To the Guys at CSP, My name is …

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Stack.com – Improve Your Squat Depth with 5 Easy Warm-Up Exercises

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Squat depth is a funny thing. When people start lifting, they usually squat high. They don’t know how low they’re supposed to go, or they’re scared if they go too low, they won’t be able to stand back up. Then, once they read or hear that you “must” squat ass-to-grass, squat depth is everything. Like, …

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3 Qualities That Separate Great Lifters from Good Lifters

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This Sunday, I’ll have the honor of coaching/speaking at Greg Robin’s Optimizing the Big 3 seminar at Cressey Sports Performance. Greg is a tremendous coach, lifter and mentor. He’s made a huge impact on my coaching career and I can confidently say that had he not taken me under his wing, I wouldn’t be half …

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