Arms Made for Hollywood
A reader of my blog sent me this video from Gwyneth Paltrow’s website detailing the “arm series” that Tracy Anderson (who’s actually the one in the video) sent her to do as she prepared for Iron Man II. MY EYES. MY EYES. MAKE IT STOP. AHHHHHHHHHHHH. *jumps off cliff* A few thoughts come to mind:… Read more
Apples vs. Ho-Ho’s
I have a 35-40 minute commute to and from CP each day, and as such, I’m a huge fan of listening to books on cd. While I do listen to my fair share of sports talk radio, I figured that since I spend roughly 480 minutes per week in my car, I might as well… Read more
Q and A: Rotational Core Training.
Q: Hello- I had a question regarding your post on the slideboard bodysaw exercise. You mentioned one of the jobs of the abs is to resist rotation, if i understood that correctly. Does that mean there is a contraindication of exercises which involve rotation such as the rotary torso machine or any exercise which involves… Read more
Welcome to the New and Improved CresseyPerformance.com.
We’ve been alluding to it for a few weeks now, and the wait is finally over: www.CresseyPerformance.com is officially live. We’re pretty excited about the new site to say the least. For starters, it’s pretty much the best website in the history of the internet. We can’t thank CP client Tim Roy and his team… Read more
Girls Can Do Push-Ups Too. And Make You 15 Minutes Late to a Dinner Reservation Because They Couldn’t Pick an Outfit to Wear, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! But Enough About That. Anyways, About Those Push-Ups……
One of my biggest pet peeves in the fitness industry, other than guys who curl in the squat rack, and anything related to Tracy Anderson (of course), is the whole concept of the “girl push-up.” We all know the drill- guys are told to do regular push-ups, and girls- because we assume they can’t do… Read more
Just Another Manic Monday?
Well, actually, it was just another manic Thursday as a handful of our pro-baseball guys decided to have an 80’s theme day at CP yesterday. That’s five major league organizations represented in the picture above (Mets, RedSox, Athletics, Angels, and Braves respectively). It goes without saying that we’re all about helping our athletes get bigger,… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Supposed to Be Working
1. Insulin and Weight Loss: They Still Don’t Get It– Leigh Peele Here’s a nice presentation Leigh Peele threw together not too long ago that I thought was spot on. People, carbohydrates serve a purpose. Sweet potatoes aren’t junk food. No, really, they’re not! Oh, and guess what carbhaters? You can get fat independent of… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday (The Best Superbowl Ads, New CP Site, and Other Stuff)
1. Raise your hand if you woke up this morning with a massive food hangover. Man oh man, did I ever eat a lot of food yesterday. In hindsight, however, the food choices really weren’t that bad- I just, you know, crushed it. My girlfriend and I went over to the First Lady of CP… Read more