Jedi Mind Tricks to Make You Instantly Stronger
Today I have a guest post by St. Louis based personal trainer Ian Fagala. Ian actually reached out to me right before I left for vacation about writing a little sumthin sumthin for the website while I was away, but unfortunately I dropped the ball and forgot to put it up. Oopsies. In any case,… Read more
“How Much Weight Should I Use?”
Do any of you have a question or statement that, when blurted out, automatically sets off your inner Jaws theme music playlist? For guys it could be something like, “hey, wanna go see the latest Julia Roberts movie?” or worse your girlfriend comes home and says, “I know what we could do tonight instead of… Read more
4 Ways to Make Exercise Harder
For many, the whole point or notion of going to the gym is to see how “hard” they can make it. To test the waters, and to find out just how far they can push their body. To answer the question: what exactly is my outer limit? In some ways this mentality – leaving the… Read more
CrossFit and Baseball: The Two Don’t Mix
Some things are just made to complement one another. Will & Grace He-Man and BattleCat Boston & Red Sox Peanut butter & jelly, peanut butter & chocolate, peanut butter & well, pretty much anything. Hint: I really like peanut butter. It goes without saying we could fill an infinite abyss of “synergistic” pairings that play… Read more
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
5 Ah-Ha Moments
Sometimes I feel like I’m the dumbest person on Earth. Not “dumb-dumb” mind you. I mean, I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on the human body (how it works, how to make it stronger, etc), I know to pay my taxes, I’ve already made Valentine’s dinner reservations (holla!), I can make a… Read more
Why Baseball Players Shouldn’t Bench Press
I’ve been keeping this article in my back pocket for a while now because I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to approach writing it. Lets be honest: talking smack about the beloved bench press is the fitness equivalent of talking smack about Princess Diana or worse, kittens. You just don’t do it! To save… Read more