Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday 5-10-10
1. Someone needs to give this man a contract, pronto! Two things: – We could easily add 8 MPH on his fastball in one off-season at CP. – I can’t say for sure what this whole stunt was about, but If Will Ferrell is thinking about making this “character” into a movie, it better not… Read more
OMGjesusmakeitstop
From the Huffington Post: Long story short, worst trainer ever, Mephistopheles Tracy Anderson apparently has put Jennifer Aniston on some sort of diet where she eats only 14 servings of baby food per day, followed by a “healthy adult dinner.” In her words, Dimwit McGee states: I developed a cleanse where you can still eat… Read more
The Missing Link
It’s no secret that we like to do what’s easy and what we’re good at – particularly when it comes to our time in the gym. Walk into any commercial gym on any given day, and you’ll inevitably find people doing any number of the following: Dudes = bench pressing, shrugs, leg presses, leg curls,… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday 5-3-10
1. With our trip to Puerto Rico right around the corner (three weeks to be exact), my GF has gone into “time to get Tony some new clothes” mode. This is good and bad. Good, in the sense that I rarely (if ever) buy clothes for myself. Socks and underwear is about it. And even… Read more
Foam Rolling Is Sexy
Tony, What’s up bro.. bought a foam roller the other day and am having it shipped. If you get a chance or have any instructional video on how to exactly use it, that will be helpful. I found a few things on the internet but mostly geared to pilates type work. Anyways, thanks for the… Read more
A Look Inside the CP Staff Lift
The sign above is what greets every person as they walk into Cressey Performance on a daily basis. Sometimes, though, we’ll have an athlete who fails to see the sign, and I’ll catch him texting on his phone while he’s out on the floor. Big no no – unless, of course, either Megan Fox or… Read more
A Little Dose of Vitamin Awesome to Start the Week
Here’s me this past Saturday hitting a 20 lb PR – 570 lbs at a body weight of 190 (taken first thing in the AM). Looking at it again, I probably had more in me, but I was happy with it. At 3x bodyweight, I certainly can’t complain. And, for the record, I have no… Read more
Another *small* Rant on Progressive Overload
Last week, I wrote a post discussing (albeit briefly) the whole concept of progressive overload. As it were, I did so because one of the questions that I hear most often in the gym is: How much weight should I use? I’m not gonna lie; every time I hear that question, it’s like someone’s taking… Read more