Eric Cressey is the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, with facilities in Hudson, MA and Jupiter, FL. 

Eric has worked with clients from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks, but is best known for his extensive work with baseball players, as more than 100 professional players train with him each off-season.

Eric publishes a free blog and newsletter at his website, www.EricCressey.com, and has a podcast at www.EliteBaseballPodcast.com.

More importantly, Eric is someone that I consider a true professional in our industry, and a good friend as well. We’ve co-authored products and articles together, and he’s someone I’m constantly learning from.

In this show, Eric and I go deep on the topic of shoulders. We start with how a beat-up shoulder from tennis helped him become a go-to resource for pitchers, the massive demands placed on the shoulder when throwing, an overview of his assessment process, how he blends movement quality with training savagery, the power of the lats in pro pitchers, and his current thoughts on arm care.

If you train any overhead athlete you should be listening to Eric, and we cover a ton of ground in this show.

 

Here's a brief overview of what we covered in this week's show:

* Show Intro:

* Jess and I – 15 year anniversary

* Weekend sportsing updates,

* Complete Coach Certification updates.

* Deep Thought:  

* Put Yourself Out there

* Interview with Eric:

* How a beat-up tennis shoulder gave Eric a massive understanding of the shoulder, and helped him become one of elite resources in all of baseball.

* The extreme demands placed on the shoulder when pitching.

* His assessment and evaluation process when starting with a new pitcher, including how much time is spent in different areas of the assessment process (i.e. discussion, orthopedic, sport-specific, etc.)

* Real talk: How do you write a program that allows someone to train like a savage, while keeping their shoulders healthy in the process?

* Eric's advice on arm care routines, and how he finds ways to sneak this kind of work into his programming.

* A frank discussion on breathing, resets, and how he incorporates them into his workouts.

* A peek behind the curtain - what are the differences between training an up-and-coming prospect, versus an all-star or Cy Young Winner like Max Scherzer or Corey Kluber?

* A super engaging lightning round where we talk about the new CSP facility, the qualities he looks for in interns, how he works to find work/life balance, and what's next for Eric Cressey.

 

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