It’s back to school time which means it’s time to sit at a desk for long periods of time shortening your hip flexors and putting yourself into a kyphotic posture; ever so slightly changing you into Quasimodo. This is mainly for my high school kids who think that this unnatural posture is an inevitability rather [...]
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I decided to give my on camera prowess a go today and talk about an awesome squat grip. It’s a thumbless, pinkyless grip that I’ve seen great results with. I learned this from a strength coach that I used to work under who currently trains at Tampa Barbell. I suggest giving this a shot if [...]
READ MORE »Here’s a quick video on an excellent hip mobility drill I like to use to open up the hips before training. Have a frogtastic weekend everyone.
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While the majority of the adolescent pitching population is busy this offseason shortening their pec minors on the pec-deck, we’ve got our guys and gals performing thoracic mobility drills aimed at actually improving pitching performance and velocity. Besides just improving the overall functionality of the student-athlete, incorporating thoracic mobility drills (both extension and rotation) are going [...]
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Experience our distance coaching system for 2-weeks absolutely FREE!!! That’s right, we’re opening-up the vault so you can try a taste of SAPT goodness for yourself: 2-weeks (6-sessions) of carefully balanced and scientifically backed programming. This program is designed to mobilize, strengthen, and condition a moderately active adult! Step-by-step, in depth coaching cues to ensure [...]
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My wife and I just returned from an awesome honeymoon in Boston, where we enjoyed some much-needed quality time together, experienced the city of Boston for the first time, and also got in some (five, to be exact) sweet training sessions up at Cressey Performance. Upon returning from the Northeast, there are a few summarizing [...]
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It is Friday, and in my efforts to make the end of this week a bit lighter for you all, I’m simply going to share a few notes floating around my brain at the moment. 1. Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Well, technically their birthday was yesterday, on September 22nd, but, alas, it was [...]
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Designing a warm-up for a large team looks easy if you’re watching passively from the sidelines. Unfortunately, this ease is quite deceptive. There are actually several critical aspects that need to be taken into account if you want you’re warm-up to go from adequate to Fine Art status: 1. Time: how much do you have? [...]
READ MORE »This series is from Grey Cook and I absolutely LOVE it. It’s a staple mobility movement for all my teams at Mason, especially while they’re in-season. The very first and very last portion that gets cut off is simply an overhead stretch (lift your chest and straighten out your arms). The sequence is very time [...]
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