4 Little Known Tips to Increase Your Squat
Today’s guest post comes from a very good colleague of mine, Jordan Syatt. Jordan actually interned for us at Cressey Performance a few years ago and since has gone on to do some pretty fantastic things in the industry. Not only is he one of the more passionate coaches I’ve ever met, but he’s just… Read more
Two Components to Deadlifting Success
– “One thing I could do….was finger roll.” So said George “Iceman” Gervin in the classic mid-90s Nike commercial featuring Tim Hardaway, David Robinson, and pretty much the coolest barbershop known to man. For a little taste of nostalgia you can watch the video HERE. Now, I’m not an ex-NBA legend. I might be able… Read more
Cleaning Up Carry Technique
One quick housekeeping item to get out of the way first. 1. Just a reminder from Monday’s post: This is an open invitation for anybody located in or around the Boston area to attend Lisa’s spin class tomorrow (Saturday). You can check out the spin studio HERE. And you can sign up for Lisa’s class… Read more
Front Squat: Benefits and Technique
And we’re off! First things first: I’d like to thank everyone who chimed in to offer their support and words of encouragement with regards to the Premium Workout Group yesterday. To say I’m really excited for this opportunity would be an understatement, and I can’t wait to see the results people will get following my… Read more
Lats All, Folks!
See what I just did there? I took the closing epilogue of an old Looney Tunes cartoon and applied it to an article I wrote on lat training. Barack Obama ain’t not nuthin on my word play! Chances are anytime you ask someone what the latissimus dorsi are you get one of two things happening: 1…. Read more
RFESS MFE (Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats Made for Everyone)
Today’s guest post comes our way from Montreal based strength coach, Rich Thaw. I had the pleasure of meeting Rich several times a few years ago while he was here in Boston interning for Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. We all know the importance of single leg work, and it’s probably a safe assumption to… Read more
Tony Takes a Kettlebell Class
In keeping with the running theme of past segments like Tony Takes a Yoga Class (Part One and Part Two) and Tony Takes a Pilates Class, yesterday I added another adventure to my on-going exercise bucket list: Unfortunately, it wasn’t Tony Performs a Cannonball Into the Playboy Mansion Pool. Tony Takes a CrossFit Class will… Read more
How To Do the Top 8 Back Exercises
Six pack abs and biceps don’t really impress me that much. I can walk into any commercial gym in the country or peruse an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog and see plenty of dudes with both. Not that I go out of my way to flip through an A&F catalog on a regular basis or anything… Read more