CST Free Weight Exercises By Scott Sonnon

I’ve been playing around with these

• Simple
• No equipment needed (just a db)
• Range of motion is consistent with a congruent exercise approach

By the way, I probably look more like the second guy than the first!

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Just a quick heads-up about a great article in The Boston Globe about Cressey Performance’s Elite Baseball Development Program.  It features interviews with Kevin Youkilis, Curt Schilling, Chad Rodgers, Joe Bick, and Adam Ravenelle.
Custom Body Shop: Hudson Personal Trainer Gains a Following Among Elite Athletes

Click here for more information on the Cressey Performance Elite Baseball [...]
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I have been reading Never Let Go by Dan John. It is a great book. Down to earth advice and wisdom from someone who really knows his stuff.

One of the essays in the book talks about the value of a coach, having someone who can work out a programme and tell you what to do. You don’t need to workout what you should do, you jsut do what you are told. You stop dotting from idea to idea and programme to programme. It takes the freedom away and sometimes that is good.

I am guilty of it myself. There is so much information out there as I was saying earlier - that I don’t just stick to something simple and give it time. I remember years ago I would stick at a routine for months - just simple stuff - squats, dips, deadlift - and would grow and improve. Now I know more but do not stick to things….and I get nowhere. Injuries have something to do with it too, but I do get distracted by the new stuff.

Maybe I need to just commit to some programme for a while. Just a simple routine or deadlifts and press I think (while keeping my rehab stuff - TGU, bridge etc - going)

Maybe you just need to commit to a programme for a while. Even something as basic as the Turbulence Training programmes (some free workouts are below) can be useful - warm up, strength work and stretch, with intervals on another day.

Sample Workout

10 Minute Workouts

Bodyweight workouts.

Pick something and stick to it for a while.

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Just a quick heads-up on where some of the Cressey Performance minor league guys are winding up to start the season.  If you’re in their neck of the woods, get out and show ‘em some love at your local ballpark.
Tim Kiely - (Little Rock) Arkansas (Angels AA) - Opening Day Starter Tonight
Jim Fuller - Savannah [...]
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Another Z Health video. I’ve touched on the benefits of being barefoot before and the potential damage from running shoes. Here is another approach on why traditional running shoes can cause problems.

Z Health is worth looking at

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I sent off an email to my good friend Alwyn Cosgrove about our new Optimal Shoulder Performance DVD set, and he asked me what I thought were the three most important things that folks - from fitness professionals to regular ol’ weekend warriors - ought to know with respect to the shoulder.  Here were the [...]
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Eggs for breakfast……

Eating eggs for breakfast helps reduce calorie consumption throughout the day by 18 percent

A new study demonstrates that eating protein-rich eggs for breakfast reduces hunger and decreases calorie consumption at lunch and throughout the day. The study, published in the February issue of Nutrition Research, found that men who consumed an egg-based breakfast ate significantly fewer calories when offered an unlimited lunch buffet compared to when they ate a carbohydrate-rich bagel breakfast of equal calories.(1) This study supports previous research which revealed that eating eggs for breakfast as part of a reduced-calorie diet helped overweight dieters lose 65 percent more weight and feel more energetic than dieters who ate a bagel breakfast of equal calories and volume.(2)

“There is a growing body of evidence that supports the importance of high-quality protein in the diet for overall health and in particular the importance of protein at the breakfast meal,” said Maria Luz Fernandez, Ph.D., study author and professor in the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Connecticut. “We examined two typical American breakfasts, and the participants’ self-reported appetite ratings reveal that a protein-rich breakfast helps keep hunger at bay.”

I’d note that it does look like the research was sponsored by the America Egg Board!

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I posted this poll on my fanpage on Monday: if faced with a crisis where the life of a someone you loath depended upon rapid action, and you may face almost-certain harm, would you take the action: YES / NO?
95% would be a Good Samaritan. Though I believe in the intrinsic goodness [...]
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Can You Tell Me How to Get Six Pack Abs? This might be the number one question on every fitness blog that I run across. All I can say is patience young grasshopper! When you are ready the six pack abs will appear!
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This guest blog comes from current Cressey Performance intern, Sam Leahey.
Preface
A qualification needs to be made first. This debate often times confuses people because they don’t take the time to qualify what exactly they’re discussing. The overriding issue here is on the use of exercise or conditioning circuits in training to develop “mental toughness” and/or [...]
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