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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Personal Trainers that Suck, Lack of Progress, and Lift Heavy Stuff

For those wondering what the picture is on the left, that’s this week’s Cressey Performance nutrition tip. While we do go out of our way to post beneficial tips for our clients – like providing simple strategies to increase fruit and veggie consumption, protein shake recipes, and letting them know that a kitten dies every […]

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5 Ways to Make Bench Pressing More Shoulder Friendly

The bench press. There’s no mistaking it’s popularity. Walk into most gyms and you’re bound to see an inverse relationship between the number of bench press stations available and squat racks. Likewise, it’s no coincidence that there’s a lot barrel chested guys walking around with chicken legs than vice versa. I get it, though. As […]

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Managing Laxity in Lifters and Athletes – Part 2

Note from TG: Continuing on from yesterday’s post, today in part deux strength coach Joe Giandanato takes the reigns and talks about his own battles with laxity and how’s he’s been able to manage his symptoms and pain through dedicated strength training as well as some attention to detail with other things. For those looking […]

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Managing Laxity in Lifters and Athletes – Part 1

Note from TG: Given the special, niche population we work with at Cressey Performance – baseball players – it’s no coincidence that we deal with many athletes who walk in on day one with a preponderance towards being “lax.” Too, it’s not uncommon to see this in the general population as well, as we’ve also […]

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Yes, You Can! Chin-Up Plan

There are a lot of things that I can’t do. I can’t juggle. I can’t tap dance. I can’t speak Spanish. I can’t eat dairy without making a room smell like old lady fart passing through an onion. And I can’t not quote Lord of the Rings every chance I get. YOU….SHALL….NOT…. PASS!!!!!!!! It’s especially […]

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