Monthly Archives: December 2009

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Quadruped Rhythmic Stabilizations

What Is It: Quadruped Rhythmic Stabilizations Who Did I Steal It From: This is one of those exercises where when I originally saw it, I immediately thought to myself “huh, why didn’t I think of that?” As it is, Mike Reinold is a helluva lot smarter than I am. And while the word “steal” is… Read more

Talking Shop With Mike Robertson

This week’s interviewee certainly doesn’t need much of an introduction from me. Throughout my years in the industry, I’ve been fortunate enough to surround myself with some really smart people, and Mike is certainly no exception. Not only do I consider him a good friend, but he’s undoubtedly someone who’s had a huge impact on… Read more

This Week’s List of Stuff to Read While You’re At Work, And Not on Facebook

Defending the Bench Press– by Mike Robertson I didn’t even know the bench press needed to be defended. I mean, it’s not like guys don’t already bench press every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (and every other Thursday) as it is. This is tantamount to Tiger Woods writing an article called Defending Chlamydia: GET SOME. *swish,… Read more

More Un-Cut and Uncencored Footage of the 2nd Annual Cressey Performance Thanksgiving Morning Lift

Okay, I gotta be honest and say that I wasn’t really planning on posting anything today. After getting up early to train the ladies this morning, and then putting in a full days worth of coaching athletes, the last thing on my mind when I walked into my apartment tonight was writing a blog. Truth… Read more

Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday (It’s My Birthday So You Better Write Me a Message on Facebook)

1. I hope everyone had a safe and delicious Thanksgiving last week. I don’t know about you, but I’m going to need at least a week to detox my body from all the pie I ate over the weekend. What can I say, whenever I go home, I just can’t resist my mom’s homemade cooking…. Read more

Guest Blog: John Brooks

I’m switching gears a little bit today, and doing something completely different. Today I have a guest blog from John Brooks. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest (and undoubtedly a Pearl Jam fan), John’s a fellow colleague/muscle nerd who not only trains rowers and rugby players, but a handful of MMA fighters as well. John’s always… Read more